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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A religious holiday, such as Easter, that changes in date from year to year.

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  • noun a day of note, frequently Christian, the date of which moves from year to year according to a set of rules.

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  • noun a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different years

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