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Meaning of red-letter day in English red-letter daynoun [ C usually singular ] uk /ˌredˈlet.ə ˌdeɪ/ us /ˌredˈlet̬.ɚ ˌdeɪ/ Add to word list Add to word list a special, happy, and important day that you will always remember: The day I first set foot in America was a red-letter day for me. Turning points & deciding moments

• be at a crossroads idiom
• boiling point
• breakthrough
• brink
• climax
• coming of age
• crunch
• D-Day
• defining moment
• drop-dead date
• edge
• flashpoint
• if/when it comes to the crunch idiom
• landmark
• milestone
• moment
• point of no return
• road to Damascus idiom
• the moment of truth idiom
• watershed

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Celebrations, parties & special occasions (Definition of red-letter day from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of red-letter day?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 值得紀念的日子, 有特殊意義的日子, 喜慶日… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 值得纪念的日子, 有特殊意义的日子, 喜庆日… See more in Spanish día memorable, día señalado/especial… See more in Portuguese dia memorável, dia especial / data comemorativa… See more in French in Turkish in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian jour mémorable… See more mutlu bir gün, bayram günü… See more gedenkwaardige dag… See more památný den, svátek… See more mærkedag… See more hari istimewa… See more วันที่ควรแก่การจดจำ… See more ngày vui mừng… See more pamiętny dzień… See more högtidsdag, stor dag… See more hari peringatan… See more der Freudentag… See more merkedag, festdag… See more пам'ятний день в житті… See more Need a translator?

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