Whitmonday
[ hwit-muhn-dey, -dee, wit- ]
/ ˈʰwɪtˈmʌn deɪ, -di, ˈwɪt- /
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noun
the Monday following Whitsunday.
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Origin of Whitmonday
First recorded in 1550–60; modeled on Whitsunday
Words nearby Whitmonday
whitlow, whitlow grass, whitlowwort, Whitman, Whitman, Walt, Whitmonday, Whitney, Whitney, Eli, whitrack, Whitsun, Whitsunday
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How to use Whitmonday in a sentence
The Archbishop was beheaded on Whitmonday (June 8) in the year 1405.
Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1|J. Endell TylerOn Whitmonday the children of his village were to march to an adjoining village for a Sunday school rally.
The Story of Our Hymns|Ernest Edwin Ryden
British Dictionary definitions for Whitmonday
Whit Monday
noun
the Monday following Whit Sunday
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