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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun July 4, celebrated in the United States to commemorate the adoption in 1776 of the Declaration of Independence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- In the United States, a holiday, the 4th of July, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that day in 1776.
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- noun An annual
celebration commemorating theanniversary of a nation's assumption ofindependent statehood . - proper noun A
holiday celebrated in theUnited States commemorating the country's independence fromEngland , celebrated each year on the4th of July .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a legal holiday in the United States
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