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MICHAELMAS DAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Synonyms:
Michaelmas; Michaelmas Day; September 29
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("Michaelmas Day" is a kind of...):
quarter day (a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due)
Holonyms ("Michaelmas Day" is a part of...):
Sep; Sept; September (the month following August and preceding October)