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An annual festival held in Canada and the USA on February 2 in which the arrival time of the spring season is predicted by whether or not a certain groundhog can see its shadow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A situation in which events appear to be repeating themselves in a cyclical fashion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Synonyms: time loop
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verb
To live out a situation in which events appear to be repeating themselves in a cyclical fashion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, intransitive
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noun
if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: February 2
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Broader terms: day
History
From the title of the film Groundhog Day (1993), in which a man is forced to live out the same day over and over in a time loop.
Across languages
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