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THREE KINGS' DAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Three Kings' Day mean? 

THREE KINGS' DAY (noun)
  The noun THREE KINGS' DAY has 1 sense:

1. twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesusplay

  Familiarity information: THREE KINGS' DAY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THREE KINGS' DAY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

Epiphany; Epiphany of Our Lord; January 6; Three Kings' Day; Twelfth day

Hypernyms ("Three Kings' Day" is a kind of...):

Christian holy day (a religious holiday for Christians)

Holonyms ("Three Kings' Day" is a part of...):

Jan; January (the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice)


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