˜yÐÄvlog

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birthday

[ burth-dey ]

noun

  1. the anniversary of a birth.
  2. the day of a person's birth.
  3. a day marking or commemorating the origin, founding, or beginning of something.
  4. the festivities or celebration marking such a day or anniversary.


birthday

/ ˈ²úÉœËθˌ»å±ðɪ /

noun

    1. an anniversary of the day of one's birth
    2. ( as modifier )

      birthday present

  1. the day on which a person was born
  2. any anniversary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of birthday1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; birth, day
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Example Sentences

He had assisted in getting "relevant people unnoticed" in and out of Windsor for private meetings with the prince - and he was invited to his private 60th birthday dinner at his mansion.

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Illuminated by a single spotlight on a stage she has performed on many times before, she tells me she plans to die here "within months" of her imminent 40th birthday.

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Her parents said they were planning to visit her last November, a combined visit for Thanksgiving and her 35th birthday.

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Rennie, who officiated more than 300 top-flight fixtures between 1997 and 2008, was on a birthday trip to Turkey last year when he was hit with a sudden striking pain in his back.

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The kits soon became birthday gifts and stocking stuffers.

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