good friday

good Fri·day

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [goo d frahy-dey, -dee]
- /gʊd ˈfraɪ deɪ, -di/
- /ɡʊd ˈfraɪdeɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goo d frahy-dey, -dee]
- /gʊd ˈfraɪ deɪ, -di/

Definitions of good friday words

noun good friday the Friday before Easter, a holy day of the Christian church, observed as the anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus. 1
noun good friday Friday before Easter Sunday 1
uncountable noun good friday Good Friday is the day on which Christians remember the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It is the Friday before Easter Sunday. 0
noun good friday the Friday before Easter, observed as a commemoration of the Crucifixion of Jesus 0
noun good friday the Friday before Easter Sunday, observed in commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus 0

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Origin of good friday

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300

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Parts of speech for Good friday

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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good friday popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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