red-letter day

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Definitions of red-letter day words

countable noun red-letter day A red-letter day is a day that you will always remember because something good happens to you then. 0
noun red-letter day a memorably important or happy occasion 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

anniversary — An anniversary is a date which is remembered or celebrated because a special event happened on that date in a previous year.
feast day — a day, especially a church holiday, for feasting and rejoicing.
holiday — Billie ("Lady Day") 1915–59, U.S. jazz singer.
long weekend — a weekend holiday extended by a day or days on either side
name day — the feast day of the saint after whom a person is named.

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