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VETERANS DAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954
Synonyms:
Armistice Day; November 11; Veterans' Day; Veterans Day
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("Veterans Day" is a kind of...):
legal holiday; national holiday; public holiday (authorized by law and limiting work or official business)
Holonyms ("Veterans Day" is a part of...):
Nov; November (the month following October and preceding December)