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red-letter day

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red-letter day
Noun
a memorably important or happy occasion [from the red letters in ecclesiastical calendars to indicate saints' days]
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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"
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red-letter day [rɛdˈlɛtə-] n → día m señalado; día m especial
red-letter day [ˈrɛdlɛtə-] n → grand jour, jour mémorable
red-letter day [ˈrɛdlɛtə-] red n → besonderer Tag m
red-letter day [ˈrɛdlɛtə-] n → giorno memorabile
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"Well," said the Truthful Man, "the weather is not right for fishing, but it's a red-letter day for music.
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