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Definition of Birthday Honours from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Birthday Honours

/ˌbɜːθdeɪ ˈɒnəz/

/ˌbɜːrθdeɪ ˈɑːnərz/

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(in the UK) the titles and other awards given to people by the monarch (= the king or queen) on their Official Birthday each year
- She got an OBE in the Birthday Honours List
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