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E-day
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English
Etymology
en Euro E(uro) + en day, on the pattern of en D-Day
Pronunciation
ēʹdā RP, en /ˈiːdeɪ/
ēʹdā' iʹdā' US, en /ˈiˌdeɪ/
en iːdeɪ 2
Proper noun
en historical The day (1st January 2002) on which the euro became the official currency in much of Europe.
en Jan 1 2002 Ian Black The arrival of the euro: their money, our future? http://www.guardian.co.uk/euro/story/0,11306,626460,00.html Guardian Unlimited UK Heralded from the Arctic Circle to the Cote d'Azur by fireworks, champagne and the strains of Beethoven's Ode to Joy, E-day dawns after years of meticulous planning for the biggest ever currency change and decades of bitter debate still unresolved in Britain - about how far the continent's nations should integrate. https://web.archive.org/web/20261013210027/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/jan/01/euro.eu5 13 October 2026
Election Day.
See also
en Eurozone
References
“E-day, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft entry; Dec. 2004]
Anagrams
en adey Adey Daye Eady ayde daye yead