Thanksgiving - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a short prayer of thanks before a meal (syn: blessing, grace)
Extra examples
They sang a hymn of thanksgiving.
His fifth grade class is putting on a play about the first Thanksgiving.
...I have been tasked by the host with bringing the pies for Thanksgiving this year....
Family visits are a Thanksgiving institution.
We broke with tradition and had goose for Thanksgiving instead of turkey.
The football game is a Thanksgiving classic.
Despite years of debate over the best wine to serve at Thanksgiving, no real consensus has emerged.
...I deem it fitting that we mark this solemn occasion with a day of prayer and thanksgiving....
...the big Thanksgiving dinner left us all feeling satisfied and dozy...
...there was food galore at our Thanksgiving meal...
...everybody tends to gormandize on Thanksgiving—it's traditional!...
...took it as an affront that she wasn't asked to help cook Thanksgiving dinner...
...as a result of her kindliness, several poor families have the makings for a Thanksgiving feast...
...the now-familiar practice of stores merchandising goods at dramatically lower prices on the day after Thanksgiving...
Thanksgiving is a movable holiday.
Word forms
singular: thanksgiving
plural: thanksgivings
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