memorial day
noun
Simple meaning
A federal holiday honoring fallen soldiers, sailors, and other servicemen observed on the last Monday in May.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
məˈmɔɹiəlˈdeɪ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
us
A federal holiday honoring fallen soldiers, sailors, and other servicemen observed on the last Monday in May.
US
Legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war
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This meaning: A federal holiday honoring fallen soldiers, sailors, and other servicemen observed on the last Monday in May.
Used this way, memorial day is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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