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Lady Day

noun

annunciation (def. 3).
one of various days celebrated in honor of the Virgin Mary.

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Origin of Lady Day

1250–1300; Middle English oure lady day

Words nearby Lady Day

ladyboy, ladybug, Lady chapel, Lady Chatterley's Lover, lady crab, Lady Day, lady fern, ladyfinger, ladyfish, ladyfy, lady-in-waiting
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Lady Day

noun

March 25, the feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary; one of the four quarter days in England, Wales and IrelandAlso called: Annunciation Day
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