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MAY 1
Dictionary entry overview: What does May 1 mean?
• MAY 1 (noun)
The noun MAY 1 has 1 sense:
1. observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor
Familiarity information: MAY 1 used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
First of May; May 1; May Day
Hypernyms ("May 1" is a kind of...):
day (a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance)
Holonyms ("May 1" is a part of...):
May (the month following April and preceding June)
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