Memorial Day
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Memorial Day Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Memorial Day
Noun
1. U.S., last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war
(synonym) Decoration Day
(hypernym) legal holiday, national holiday
(part-holonym) May
Noun
1. U.S., last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war
(synonym) Decoration Day
(hypernym) legal holiday, national holiday
(part-holonym) May
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memorial day
memorial day
\me*mo"ri*al day\ a day, may 30, appointed for commemorating, by decorating their graves with flowers, by patriotic exercises, etc., the dead soldiers and sailors who served the civil war (1861-65) in the united states; decoration day. it is a legal holiday in most of the states. in the southern states, the confederate memorial day is: may 30 in virginia; april 26 in alabama, florida, georgia, and mississippi; may 10 in north carolina and south carolina; the second friday in may in tennessee; june 3 in louisiana. [u. s.]
memorial day
n : u.s., last monday in may; commemorates the members of the united states armed forces who were killed in war [syn: memorial day , decoration day]
memorial day
\me*mo"ri*al day\ a day, may 30, appointed for commemorating, by decorating their graves with flowers, by patriotic exercises, etc., the dead soldiers and sailors who served the civil war (1861-65) in the united states; decoration day. it is a legal holiday in most of the states. in the southern states, the confederate memorial day is: may 30 in virginia; april 26 in alabama, florida, georgia, and mississippi; may 10 in north carolina and south carolina; the second friday in may in tennessee; june 3 in louisiana. [u. s.]
memorial day
n : u.s., last monday in may; commemorates the members of the united states armed forces who were killed in war [syn: memorial day , decoration day]
Memorial Day Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (observed in 2007 on May ). It was formerly known as Decoration Day. This holiday commemorates U.S. men and women who have died in military service to their country. It began first to honor Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War. After World War I, it was expanded to include those who died in any war or military action. One of the longest standing traditions is the running of the Indianapolis 500, which has been held in conjunction with Memorial Day since 1911. It is also traditionally viewed as the beginning of summer by many, for many schools are dismissed around Memorial Day.
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