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yahrzeit candle

yahrzeit candle noun: a type of candle that is lit in memory of the deceased.

Noun

yahrzeit candle (plural yahrzeit candles)

  1. (Judaism) A type of candle that is lit in memory of the deceased.
    • Every year he brought the yahrzeit candle out, and looked at it, and thought about lighting it.2007, Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, 4th Estate (2010), page 348

Forms of yahrzeit candle

pluralyahrzeit candles

Questions about yahrzeit candle

What does yahrzeit candle mean?
Yahrzeit candle means a type of candle that is lit in memory of the deceased.
What part of speech is yahrzeit candle?
Yahrzeit candle is a noun.
What is the plural of yahrzeit candle?
The plural of yahrzeit candle is yahrzeit candles.

Words near yahrzeit candle in the dictionary

  1. Yahotyn
  2. yahourt
  3. yahrtzeit
  4. yahrtzeits
  5. yahrzeit
  6. yahrzeit candle
  7. yahrzeit candles
  8. yahrzeits
  9. yahs
  10. Yahtzee
  11. Yahtzees

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