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noun
Each of the four days customarily regarded as starting a new quarter year, formerly established as a time for rents and other payments to be due, tenancies to begin and end, and various meetings and assemblies to be held.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Christian holy day
Narrower terms: Martinmas, St Martin's Day, 11 November, Annunciation, Lady Day, Annunciation Day, March 25, Michaelmas, Michaelmas Day, September 29, Candlemas, Candlemas Day, Feb 2, Lammas, Lammas Day, August 1, Christmas, Christmas Day, Xmas, Dec 25, Midsummer Day, Midsummer's Day, St John's Day, June 24, Pentecost, Whitsunday
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