Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decoration day

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: dec-o-ra-tion -day
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"When Carney heard they were renaming Decoration Day and moving it from May 30th to the last Monday in May, he hadn’t seen the point."

Etymology

So called from the practice of decorating the military graves with flowers.

Usage

American usage
Dated

Synonyms

memorial day

Questions

What does decoration day mean?: Memorial Day.
Where does decoration day come from?: So called from the practice of decorating the military graves with flowers.

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