noun
the third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents Lincoln and Washington
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• Hypernyms: ↑legal holiday, ↑national holiday, ↑public holiday
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nounUsage: usually capitalized P&D
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the third Monday in February, a legal holiday in the U.S., commemorating the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
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Presidents’ Day UK US
a public holiday in the US on the third Monday of February, when people remember the birthdays of presidents Abraham Lincoln and George Washington
Thesaurus: public and national holidayshyponym
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noun [noncount]
: the third Monday in February celebrated in most states of the U.S. as a holiday in honor of the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln — compare
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(in the US) a legal holiday on the third Monday in February, in memory of the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
Useful english dictionary. 2012.