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Memorial Day   /məmˈɔriəl deɪ/   Listen
Memorial Day

noun
1.
Legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war.  Synonym: Decoration Day.





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"Memorial Day" Quotes from Famous Books



... to serve his country in one of the city departments. There was no way of gettin' there without passin' a civil service examination. Well, he went down to the civil service office and tackled the fool questions. I saw him next day—it was Memorial Day, and soldiers were marchin' and ...
— Plunkitt of Tammany Hall • George Washington Plunkitt
... On Memorial Day, May 30th, the flag should fly at half mast from sunrise until noon, and full staff from noon ...
— Boy Scouts Handbook - The First Edition, 1911 • Boy Scouts of America


Words linked to "Memorial Day" :   legal holiday, public holiday, national holiday, Decoration Day, may


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