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Thanksgiving

thanks·gi·ving

UK/ˌθæŋksˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/ US/ˈθæŋksˌɡɪv.ɪŋ/ common us

noun

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fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag

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Origin

A proprialization from the common noun thanksgiving; by surface analysis, thanks + giving.

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