Presidents' Day
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Pres·i·dents' Day
or Pre·si·dents Day (prĕz′ĭ-dənts, -dĕnts)n.
The third Monday in February, observed in the United States in honor of US presidents, especially George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, who were born in February.
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Pres′idents' Day`
n.
the third Monday in February, a legal holiday in the U.S., commemorating the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
[1950–55]
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| Noun | 1. | Presidents' Day - the third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents Lincoln and Washington U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official business |
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