lifeday

L1I1F4E1D2A1Y4
UK/ˈlʌɪfdeɪ/

noun

A day of someone's life; chiefly in plural: a lifetime.

OriginMiddle English lif-day →
First used 9th c.Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounlifeday (plural lifedays)

plural lifedays · alternative life-day

  1. archaicA day of someone's life; chiefly in plural: a lifetime.First known use 9th c.

    For loth in his lifdayes · for likyng of drynke / Dede bi his douȝtres · þat þe deuel lyked.

    c. 1390, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section I

Origin

  1. Middle Englishlif-day
  2. Englishlifeday

From Middle English lif-day; equivalent to life + day.

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Anagrams

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APA

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