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Memorial Day

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Memorial Day (noun)
  2. Confederate Memorial Day (noun)

Memorial Day

noun

Definition of MEMORIAL DAY

1
: May 30 formerly observed as a legal holiday in most states of the United States in remembrance of war dead
2
: the last Monday in May observed as a legal holiday in most states of the United States
3
: confederate memorial day
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First Known Use of MEMORIAL DAY

1868

Rhymes with MEMORIAL DAY

Alto Adige, arrière-pensée, Independence Day, lettre de cachet, morality play

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