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yahr·zeit (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 (yahrzeit candle), the saying of kaddish, etc.

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

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