Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

y-day

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables: y--day
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

1 March 1946, the planned date for the Allied invasion of the Kantō Plain to conquer Tokyo in World War II (cancelled following Japan's unconditional surrender in September 1945).

Frequently Paired Words

D-Day V-E Day VE Day V-J Day VJ Day X-Day

Questions

What does y-day mean?: 1 March 1946, the planned date for the Allied invasion of the Kantō Plain to conquer Tokyo in World War II (cancelled following Japan's unconditional surrender in September 1945).

How to pronounce y-day

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