Definition of Red-letter day

1. Noun. A memorably happy or noteworthy day (from the custom of marking holy days in red on church calendars).

Generic synonyms: Day

Definition of Red-letter day

1. Noun. (form of alternative form red letter day) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Red-letter Day

red-haired
red-handed
red-headed
red-header
red-hot poker
red-ink
red-lead putty
red-leaved
red-leg
red-legged partridge
red-legged tinamou
red-legged tinamous
red-legs
red-letter
red-letter day (current term)
red-letter days
red-letter edition
red-light camera
red-light districts
red-lipped batfish
red-necked buzzard
red-necked buzzards
red-necked grebe
red-nose tetra
red-pencil
red-riband
red-rimmed
red-shafted flicker

Literary usage of Red-letter day

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Supervised Study in American History by Mabel Elizabeth Simpson (1918)
"CHAPTER TEN A RED LETTER DAY PROGRAM THE final lessons upon unit of instruction X should include a Red Letter Day Lesson. An excellent opportunity for such ..."

2. The Cruise of the Montauk to Bermuda, the West Indies and Florida by James McQuade (1884)
"A red-letter day—Song of the Legion—Homeward Bound—The Maypole— Drunkenness—Temperance vs. Teetotalism—The Bible— False Prophets — Mohammedanism — The ..."

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