de bendicha memoria
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Definitions

  • interj. 'Of blessed memory'; said after naming someone deceased.

Example Sentences

  • "It is an honor for me to share a few words about Seattle’s Sephardic Jews and the special place that Jean Sadis, de bendicha memoria, played in that story." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • de bendicha memoria lit. 'of blessed memory'

      • Who Uses This

      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

      Regions

      • North America

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      • None

Notes

  • abbreviated as dbm or db"m

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