Usually means: Anniversary of a death observed.
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  3. Yahrzeit: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  7. yahrzeit: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  10. Yahrzeit: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. yahrzeit: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
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Definitions from Wiktionary (yahrzeit)

▸ noun:  (Judaism) The anniversary of a person's death, usually a parent's, often marked by the lighting of a memorial candle and other rituals.

Similar:
yahrtzeit, jahrzeit, yortseit, yartzeit, yortzite, yartseit, yortsayt, Jewish calendar, yizkor, yom tov, more...

Opposite:
birth, birthday, anniversary

Phrases:
Yahrzeit candle, more...

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Similar:
yahrtzeit, jahrzeit, yortseit, yartzeit, yortzite, yartseit, yortsayt, Jewish calendar, yizkor, yom tov, more...

Opposite:
birth, birthday, anniversary

Phrases:
Yahrzeit candle, more...



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