CANDLEMAS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland

Synonyms:

Candlemas; Candlemas Day; Feb 2

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("Candlemas" is a kind of...):

quarter day (a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due)

Holonyms ("Candlemas" is a part of...):

Feb; February (the month following January and preceding March)

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