Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun October 31, celebrated in the United States, Canada, and the British Isles by children going door to door while wearing costumes and asking for treats and playing pranks.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The evening of October 31st, as the eve or vigil of All-hallows or All Saints' day.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Scot. The evening preceding Allhallows or All Saints' Day (November 1); also the entire day, October 31. It is often marked by parties or celebrations, and sometimes by pranks played by young people.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
eve ofAll Hallows' Day ; 31stOctober ; celebrated (mostly in theUnited Kingdom ,Canada ,United States andIreland ) bychildren goingdoor-to-door incostume and demandingcandy withmenaces .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
- noun the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I'm with Casey - all about the HALLOWEEN party, this is my first ever Halloween - don't want to miss out!
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DANIEL COLACRAI, USED NOOSE AS HALLOWEEN DECOR: Well, I'm very big with Halloween.
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The term Halloween is shortened from All Hallows 'Even
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The only thing that can ruin Halloween is wearing a lame costume.
Mike Gellman: All Hallows' Sleeve Mike Gellman 2010
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The only thing that can ruin Halloween is wearing a lame costume.
Mike Gellman: All Hallows' Sleeve Mike Gellman 2010
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The only thing that can ruin Halloween is wearing a lame costume.
Mike Gellman: All Hallows' Sleeve Mike Gellman 2010
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The only thing that can ruin Halloween is wearing a lame costume.
Mike Gellman: All Hallows' Sleeve Mike Gellman 2010
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The only thing that can ruin Halloween is wearing a lame costume.
Mike Gellman: All Hallows' Sleeve Mike Gellman 2010
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The only thing that can ruin Halloween is wearing a lame costume.
Mike Gellman: All Hallows' Sleeve Mike Gellman 2010
oroboros commented on the word Halloween
Zombie New Year!
October 31, 2014