Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double seventh festival

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: dou-ble -sev-en-th fes-ti-val
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Qixi.

Etymology

By analogy with the Chinese and English names of the holidays on similar doubled dates in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar such as the Double Fifth and Ninth Festivals.

Inflected Forms

the Double Seventh Festival (canonical)

Synonyms

Qixi

Questions

What does double seventh festival mean?: Synonym of Qixi.
Where does double seventh festival come from?: By analogy with the Chinese and English names of the holidays on similar doubled dates in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar such as the Double Fifth and Ninth Festivals.

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