noun
Meaning 1
25th March, an English quarter day.
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Phrase guide
Lady Day
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noun
Meaning 2
25th March, Christian holy day, the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.
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noun
Meaning 3
a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Annunciation, Annunciation Day, March 25
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Broader terms: quarter day
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English leafdi dei.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: Благовещение (Blagoveštenie) — the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
- Swedish: Jungfru Marie bebådelsedag — the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
- Swedish: Marie bebådelsedag — the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
- Swedish: vårfrudagen — the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
- Swedish: våffeldagen — the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
- Ottoman Turkish: آنونسیاسیون (anonsiyasyon) — the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary