Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

year's mind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
year's -mind
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A requiem mass or other commemoration of a dead person held one year after death or burial.

Etymology

Variant of earlier Old English ġēarġemynd, from ġēar (“year”) + ġemynd (“memory”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ġēarġemynd

Inflected Forms

years' minds (plural) year mind (alternative)

Phrases

month's mind

Frequently Paired Words

month's mind

Synonyms

twelvemonth's mind year's day yearday deathday

Questions

What does year's mind mean?
A requiem mass or other commemoration of a dead person held one year after death or burial.
Where does year's mind come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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