E-day

English

Etymology

E(uro) + day, on the pattern of D-Day

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ēʹdā, IPA(key): /ˈiːdeɪ/
  • (US) enPR: ēʹdā', iʹdā', IPA(key): /ˈiˌdeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -iːdeɪ

Proper noun

E-day

  1. (historical) The day (1st January 2002) on which the euro became the official currency in much of Europe.
    • 2002 January 1, Ian Black, “The arrival of the euro: their money, our future?”, in 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.
  2. Election Day.

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