"yearday" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yeardays [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English ȝereday, ȝerdai (“anniversary”), from Old English *ġēardæġ (found in plural ġēardagas (“days of yore”)), from Proto-West Germanic *jāradag (“anniversary day”), equivalent to year + day. Cognate with West Frisian jierdei (“birthday”), Dutch jaardag (“birthday”), German Jahrtag (“anniversary”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ȝereday}} Middle English ȝereday, {{inh|en|ang|*ġēardæġ}} Old English *ġēardæġ, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*jāradag|t=anniversary day}} Proto-West Germanic *jāradag (“anniversary day”), {{com|en|year|day}} year + day, {{cog|fy|jierdei|t=birthday}} West Frisian jierdei (“birthday”), {{cog|nl|jaardag|t=birthday}} Dutch jaardag (“birthday”), {{cog|de|Jahrtag|t=anniversary}} German Jahrtag (“anniversary”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} yearday (plural yeardays)
  1. (rare, nonstandard) Synonym of anniversary, a day occurring in a yearly cycle, particularly Tags: nonstandard, rare Synonyms: anniversary [synonym, synonym-of]
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  2. (rare, nonstandard) Synonym of anniversary, a day occurring in a yearly cycle, particularly
    (dated) Synonym of deathday or (Christianity) year's mind, the anniversary of a person's death, particularly as observed with a requiem mass or other commemoration.
    Tags: dated, nonstandard, rare Categories (topical): Christianity Synonyms: deathday or [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-yearday-en-noun-Fcr638ZR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 56 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 59 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 60 37
  3. A particular day numbered from the first day in the year, without regard to month divisions.
    Sense id: en-yearday-en-noun-JELaivks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: year-day, year day, year's day

Inflected forms

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