Speakur

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good friday

/ɡʊd fɹaɪːdɛɪ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables
good fri-day
IPA
/ɡʊd fɹaɪːdɛɪ/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From good (“holy”); compare good tide to refer to Christmas or Shrovetide (e.g. Goodtyde and Gudtyde in some British dialects), Good Wednesday, and the Good Book to refer to the Bible. Earlier called Old English Langa-Friġedæġ (“Long Friday”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Langa-Friġedæġ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡʊd fɹaɪːdɛɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Good Fridays (plural)

Phrases

Good Friday grass Good Friday plant

Frequently Paired Words

Palm Sunday Holy Monday Holy Tuesday Holy Wednesday Good Wednesday Spy Wednesday Holy Thursday Maundy Thursday

Synonyms

Holy Friday Great Friday Golden Friday Black Friday Pasch of the Cross

Questions

How do you pronounce good friday?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡʊd fɹaɪːdɛɪ/.
What does good friday mean?
The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified.
Where does good friday come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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