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Remembrance Sunday
noun
: a holiday that is observed on the Sunday closest to November 11 to honor the people who were killed in the two World Wars
Full Definition of REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
: a Sunday that is usually closest to November 11 and that in Great Britain is set aside in commemoration of the end of hostilities in 1918 and 1945
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First Known Use of REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
1942
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