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red-letter day

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red-letter day
n
a memorably important or happy occasion
[from the red letters used in ecclesiastical calendars to indicate saints' days and feasts]
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Noun1.red-letter day - a memorably happy or noteworthy day (from the custom of marking holy days in red on church calendars)
day - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"
Translations
red-letter day [ˌrɛdˈlɛtəˌdeɪ] ngiorno memorabile


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