Decoration Day

n. A former name for Memorial Day.

Memo′rial Day`

n. 1. Formerly, Decoration Day. the last Monday in May, a U.S. holiday in remembrance of members of the armed forces killed in war. 2. Also called Confederate Memorial Day. any of several days similarly observed in various southern states.

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Noun

Decoration Day - legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in warMemorial Daylegal holiday, national holiday, public holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official businessMay - the month following April and preceding June

Decoration Day

Decoration Day:

see Memorial DayMemorial Day,
holiday in the United States observed in late May. Previously designated Decoration Day, it was inaugurated in 1868 by Gen. John A. Logan for the purpose of decorating the graves of Civil War veterans and has since become a day on which all war dead are commemorated.
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Decoration Day

noun

Synonyms for Decoration Day

noun legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May

Synonyms

Memorial Day

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legal holiday
national holiday
public holiday
May

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