labor day

la·bor day

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ley-ber dey]
- /ˈleɪ bər deɪ/
- /ˈleɪ.bər deɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ley-ber dey]
- /ˈleɪ bər deɪ/

Definitions of labor day words

noun labor day (in the U.S.) a legal holiday, commonly the first Monday in September, in honor of labor. 1
noun labor day US national holiday 1
uncountable noun labor day In the United States, Labor Day is a public holiday in honour of working people. It is the first Monday in September. 0
noun labor day (in the US and Canada) a public holiday in honour of labour, held on the first Monday in September 0
noun labor day (in Australia) a public holiday observed on different days in different states 0
noun labor day in the U.S. & Canada, the first Monday in September, a legal holiday in honor of working people 0

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Origin of labor day

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Labor day

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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labor day popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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