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Yahr·zeit  audio  (yärtst, -zt) KEY 

NOUN:
Judaism
The anniversary of the death of a relative, observed with mourning and the recitation of religious texts.
ETYMOLOGY:
Yiddish, anniversary, from Middle High German jrzt : jr, year (from Old High German; see yr- in Indo-European roots) + zt, time (from Old High German; see d- in Indo-European roots)


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