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Michael·mas (mik′əl məs)

noun

the feast of the archangel Michael, September 29

Etymology: ME Mighelmesse < OE Michaeles mæsse: see Michael & Mass

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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