FIRST OF MAY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor

Synonyms:

First of May; May 1; May Day

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("First of May" is a kind of...):

day (a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance)

Holonyms ("First of May" is a part of...):

May (the month following April and preceding June)

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