Memorial Day

[ muh-mawr-ee-uhl dey ]

noun
  1. a day set aside in the U.S. to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military: now officially observed on the last Monday in May.

  2. any of several days, as April 26, May 10, or June 3, similarly observed in various Southern states.

Origin of Memorial Day

1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
  • Formerly Dec·o·ra·tion Day .

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How to use Memorial Day in a sentence

  • Pretty near as good as the one you delivered last Memorial Day.

    The Flag | Homer Greene
  • This entertainment and Memorial Day, May 31, closed my work for this year.

    Sixty Years of California Song | Margaret Blake-Alverson

British Dictionary definitions for Memorial Day

Memorial Day

noun
  1. a holiday in the United States, May 30th in most states, commemorating the servicemen killed in all American wars

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