Saint Valentine's Day
English
Alternative forms
- St. Valentine's Day, St Valentine's Day
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌseɪntˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsəntˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ/
Proper noun
- A holiday in remembrance of Saint Valentine, February 14th, celebrated by sending cards or similar tokens of love.
- Synonyms: Valentine's Day, Valentine's
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v], page 273:
- Tomorrow is S. Valentines day, all in the morning betime, / And I a Maid at your Window, to be your Valentine.
Derived terms
- Galentine's Day
- Palentine's Day
- White Day
Translations
Saint Valentine's Day
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Further reading
Valentine's Day on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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