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Bloomsday.

An annual celebration (on 16 June, in Dublin and elsewhere) of the life of Irish writer James Joyce and the events depicted in his novel Ulysses.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbluːmz.deɪ/
  1. An annual celebration (on 16 June, in Dublin and elsewhere) of the life of Irish writer James Joyce and the events depicted in his novel Ulysses.

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From the name of Leopold Bloom, protagonist of Ulysses + -s- + day.

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