flag day

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [flag dey]
- /flæg deɪ/
- /flæɡ deɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flag dey]
- /flæg deɪ/

Definitions of flag day words

noun flag day June 14, the anniversary of the day (June 14, 1777) when Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag of the United States. 1
noun Definition of flag day in Technology (jargon) A software change that is neither forward- nor backward-compatible, and which is costly to make and costly to reverse. E.g. "Can we install that without causing a flag day for all users?" This term has nothing to do with the use of the word flag to mean a variable that has two values. It came into use when a massive change was made to the Multics time-sharing system to convert from the old ASCII code to the new one; this was scheduled for Flag Day (a US holiday), June 14, 1966. See also backward combatability, lock-in. 1
uncountable noun flag day In the United States, Flag Day is the 14th of June, the anniversary of the day in 1777 when the Stars and Stripes became the official U.S. flag. 0
countable noun flag day In Britain, a flag day is a day on which people collect money for a charity from people in the street. People are given a small sticker to wear to show that they have given money. 0
noun flag day a day on which money is collected by a charity and small flags, emblems, or stickers are given to contributors 0
noun flag day June 14, the annual holiday in the US to celebrate the adoption in 1777 of the Stars and Stripes 0

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Origin of flag day

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Flag day

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flag day popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for flag day

noun flag day

fundraiser — a person who solicits contributions or pledges.

Just one Synonym for flag day