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DISCOVERY DAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Discovery Day mean?
• DISCOVERY DAY (noun)
The noun DISCOVERY DAY has 1 sense:
1. a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
Familiarity information: DISCOVERY DAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
Columbus Day; Discovery Day; October 12
Hypernyms ("Discovery Day" is a kind of...):
legal holiday; national holiday; public holiday (authorized by law and limiting work or official business)
Holonyms ("Discovery Day" is a part of...):
Oct; October (the month following September and preceding November)
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