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Bloomsday

/ ˈbluːmzdeɪ /

noun

  1. 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.

Plus, to celebrate Bloomsday, how Fifty Shades of Grey is like Ulysses, and librarians who hated Joyce.

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