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yahrzeit

(yär′tsīt, yôr′-)

noun

Judaism the anniversary of the death of a parent or other member of the immediate family, commemorated by the lighting of a 24-hour candle (), the saying of kaddish, etc.

Origin: Yiddish yortsayt < MHG jārzīt, anniversary < jār (Ger jahr), year + zīt (Ger zeit), time: see tide

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noun
Judaism

The anniversary of the death of a relative, observed with mourning and the recitation of religious texts.

Origin:

Origin: Yiddish, anniversary

Origin: , from Middle High German jārzīt

Origin: : jār, year (from Old High German; see yēr- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + zīt, time (from Old High German; see dā- in Indo-European roots)

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