Thanksgiving Definition

thăngks-gĭvĭng
noun
The act of giving thanks.
Webster's New World
An expression of this; esp., a formal, often public, expression of thanks to God in the form of a prayer, etc.
Webster's New World
An annual U.S. holiday observed on the fourth Thursday of November as a day of giving thanks and feasting: it commemorates the Pilgrims' celebration of the good harvest of 1621
Webster's New World

A short prayer said at meals; grace, a benediction.

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(Canada, US) The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day: Thanksgiving weekend.
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(Canada, US) Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
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Other Word Forms of Thanksgiving

Noun

Singular:
thanksgiving
Plural:
thanksgivings

Origin of Thanksgiving

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