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RED-LETTER DAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does red-letter day mean?
• RED-LETTER DAY (noun)
The noun RED-LETTER DAY has 1 sense:
1. a memorably happy or noteworthy day (from the custom of marking holy days in red on church calendars)
Familiarity information: RED-LETTER DAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A memorably happy or noteworthy day (from the custom of marking holy days in red on church calendars)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("red-letter day" is a kind of...):
day (a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance)
Context examples
Your other red-letter day will be January 23 when Venus and Jupiter combine forces to present a dazzling day of fun and love.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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