veterans' day
noun
Simple meaning
The United States national holiday in honor of all military veterans, observed on November 11th.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
vehteruhnzdaySay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈvɛtɚənzˈdeɪ
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
The United States national holiday in honor of all military veterans (past and present, living and deceased, with peacetime or wartime service), observed on November 11th.
A legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The United States national holiday in honor of all military veterans (past and present, living and deceased, with peacetime or wartime service), observed on November 11th.
Used this way, veterans' day is a specialist word with a mildly favourable edge. This is a military use: it belongs to service and operational language.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly positive
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Positive and appreciative
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Military
- Historical writing
- News/reporting
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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