Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

presidents' day

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: pres-i-dents' -day
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A day celebrating George Washington and other presidents, a federal holiday in the United States, celebrated on the third Monday of February (formerly on the 22nd of February).

Example Sentences

"Two weeks later, on Presidents' Day, while Nancy was away on a speaking trip in Texas, I decided to try again and sent Gorbachev a seven-page, handwritten letter with a set of new proposals that I hoped would bring the still-deadlocked Geneva talks off dead center while responding to his proposals."

Synonyms

Washington's Birthday

Questions

What does presidents' day mean?: A day celebrating George Washington and other presidents, a federal holiday in the United States, celebrated on the third Monday of February (formerly on the 22nd of February).

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