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ST JOHN'S DAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does St John's Day mean?
• ST JOHN'S DAY (noun)
The noun ST JOHN'S DAY has 1 sense:
1. a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Familiarity information: ST JOHN'S DAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
June 24; Midsummer's Day; Midsummer Day; St John's Day
Hypernyms ("St John's Day" is a kind of...):
quarter day (a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due)
Holonyms ("St John's Day" is a part of...):
June (the month following May and preceding July)
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