noun
the first day of the year (Freq. 2)
• Syn: ↑New Year's, ↑January 1
• Hypernyms: ↑legal holiday, ↑national holiday, ↑public holiday
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noun or new year'sUsage: usually capitalized N&Y&D
Etymology: new year's day from Middle English new yeres day, newe yeersday; new year's, short for new year's day
: the first day of the calendar year observed as a legal holiday in many countries (as the U.S., Canada, Scotland)
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January 1, celebrated as a holiday in many countries.
[1150-1200; ME]
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New Year's Day noun
The first day of the year
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Main Entry: ↑new
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1st January, the first day of the year, usually celebrated as a public holiday
Thesaurus: public and national holidayshyponym
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New Year's Day,
January 1, the first day of the year, usually observed as a legal holiday.
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n. the first day of the year; in the modern Western calendar, January 1
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noun, pl ⋯ Days [count, noncount]
: January 1 celebrated as a holiday : the first day of the year
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1 January
See also: ↑New Year's
Example Bank:
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I don't have to work on New Year's Day.
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They celebrate New Year's Day more than Christmas.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.