What does 'dies natalis' mean?

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What does 'dies natalis' mean?

Question #131312. Asked by poshprice.
Last updated Jun 05 2013.
Originally posted Jun 05 2013 9:22 AM.

tiye
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tiye
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The birthday of an individual or the anniversary of an important event.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_natalis

Jun 05 2013, 11:52 AM

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mdfquester
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mdfquester

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In Latin "dies" means "day" and "natalis" means of or relating to birth. Therefore "dies natalis" should mean "day of birth." I used my memory of high school Latin to answer this, after checking each word on Wikipedia.

Jun 05 2013, 9:54 AM