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Bloomsday
/ ˈbluːmzdeɪ /
noun
- an annual celebration in Dublin on June 16th of the life of James Joyce and, in particular, his novel Ulysses , which is entirely set in Dublin on June 16th, 1904
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Bloomsday1
C20: after Leopold Bloom , the central character in Ulysses
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Example Sentences
In Dublin, land of a thousand Joyce walking tours, Bloomsday has come to mean payday.
From The Daily Beast
Plus, to celebrate Bloomsday, how Fifty Shades of Grey is like Ulysses, and librarians who hated Joyce.
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