thanksgiving
noun
Simple meaning
Fourth Thursday in November in the United States.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
θæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ
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
canadaus
Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
CanadaUS
Fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
canadaus
The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving weekend.
An analogous celebration in other cultures, especially a harvest festival.
A short prayer of thanks before a meal
A short prayer said at meals; grace, a benediction.
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This meaning: Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
Used this way, thanksgiving 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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More ways to use thanksgiving
- “Our family gathers together every Thanksgiving to share a meal.”
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