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Decoration Day

(US, dated) Memorial Day.

ˌdɛkɚˈeɪʃən ˈdeɪ180 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(US, dated) Memorial Day.

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.
Origin: So called from the practice of decorating the military graves with flowers. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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