Red-letter-day Noun - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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Definition of red-letter day noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

red-letter day noun  /ˌred ˈletə deɪ/  /ˌred ˈletər deɪ/ jump to other results

1. an important day, or a day that you will remember, because of something good that happened then
   • birthdays, wedding anniversaries and other red-letter days
   • It was a red-letter day for United, who won a place in Saturday’s final.
   Word Originearly 18th cent.: from the practice of highlighting a festival in red on a calendar.

See red-letter day in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: red-letter day

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