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noun
: November 11 set aside in commemoration of the end of hostilities in 1918 and 1945 and observed as a legal holiday in the U.S. to honor the veterans of the armed forces
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1952, in the meaning defined above
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“Veterans Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Veterans%20Day. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.
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Veterans Day
noun
: November 11 observed as a legal holiday in the U.S. in honor of the veterans of U.S. wars
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