| 单词 | veterans day |
| 释义 | > as lemmasVeterans Day Veterans Day n. (also Veterans' Day) (in the United States) a day honouring military veterans, (now) spec. a public holiday held on the anniversary of the end of the First World War (11 November) to honour United States veterans and victims of all wars.Veterans Day replaced Armistice Day as the official name of the holiday in 1954. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > reminder, putting in mind > commemoration, remembrance > [noun] > solemn or religious remembrance minda1325 obsequyc1385 wreath-laying1888 Remembrance Day1895 Veterans Day1912 silence1919 Poppy Day1921 Remembrance Sunday1925 moment of silence1942 1912 I. S. Cobb Back Home 38 Saturday..was also Veterans' Day , when the old soldiers were the guests of honor of the management. 1954 Birmingham (Alabama) News 11 Nov. 41/1 The Sheppard murder trial jury took a Veterans Day holiday today. 1995 F. G. Vogel World War I Songs Introd. 2/2 Even before what once was known as ‘Armistice Day’ in the United States was subsumed into the more generic ‘Veterans Day’, many people were regarding it as a minor holiday to be given over to relaxation or mall shopping. < as lemmas |
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