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Thanksgiving
noun
-
Thanksgiving
an
annual
U
.
S
.
holiday
on
the
fourth
Thursday
of
November
for
giving
thanks
,
marked
by
family
gatherings
and
a
festive
meal
•
We
always
travel
home
for
Thanksgiving
to
eat
turkey
with
the
whole
family
.
We
always
travel
home
for
Thanksgiving
to
eat
turkey
with
the
whole
family
.
•
The
parade
in
New
York
City
is
one
of
the
highlights
of
Thanksgiving
.
The
parade
in
New
York
City
is
one
of
the
highlights
of
Thanksgiving
.
Proclaimed
as
a
national
holiday
by
U
.
S
.
President
Abraham
Lincoln
in
1863
,
building
on
regional
harvest
festivals
.
noun
-
Thanksgiving
an
annual
Canadian
holiday
on
the
second
Monday
of
October
for
giving
thanks
and
celebrating
the
harvest
•
Canadians
often
spend
Thanksgiving
weekend
at
cottages
enjoying
fall
colours
.
Canadians
often
spend
Thanksgiving
weekend
at
cottages
enjoying
fall
colours
.
•
Our
school
collects
food
for
charity
each
Thanksgiving
.
Our
school
collects
food
for
charity
each
Thanksgiving
.
Originated
from
European
harvest
festivals
;
officially
declared
a
national
holiday
in
Canada
in
1879
.
thank
verb
-
thank
,
thanking
,
thanks
,
thanked
to
tell
someone
that
you
are
grateful
for
something
they
have
done
,
given
,
or
said
•
Remember
to
thank
the
bus
driver
when
you
get
off
.
Remember
to
thank
the
bus
driver
when
you
get
off
.
•
He
wrote
a
short
note
to
thank
his
teacher
for
her
help
.
He
wrote
a
short
note
to
thank
his
teacher
for
her
help
.
From
Old
English
‘
þancian
’
meaning
‘
to
give
thanks
’,
related
to
‘
þanc
’ (
thought
,
gratitude
);
cognate
with
German
‘
danken
’.
thanks
noun
words
that
show
you
feel
grateful
to
someone
•
We
sent
our
heartfelt
thanks
to
everyone
who
donated
.
We
sent
our
heartfelt
thanks
to
everyone
who
donated
.
•
The
coach
offered
his
sincere
thanks
after
the
team
’
s
first
win
.
The
coach
offered
his
sincere
thanks
after
the
team
’
s
first
win
.
From
plural
of
the
Old
English
noun
þanc
meaning
‘
thought
,
goodwill
,
gratitude
’.
Over
time
, ‘
thanks
’
became
the
standard
plural-only
form
for
expressing
gratitude
.
interjection
used
to
tell
someone
you
are
grateful
for
something
•
Thanks
for
helping
me
carry
these
boxes
!
Thanks
for
helping
me
carry
these
boxes
!
•
Thanks
,
that
’
s
just
what
I
needed
.
Thanks
,
that
’
s
just
what
I
needed
.
Shortened
form
of
the
plural
noun
‘
thanks
’,
used
as
an
interjection
since
the
17th
century
.
thanksgiving
noun
-
thanksgiving
the
feeling
or
act
of
showing
gratitude
•
She
bowed
her
head
in
silent
thanksgiving
for
her
family
’
s
safe
return
.
She
bowed
her
head
in
silent
thanksgiving
for
her
family
’
s
safe
return
.
•
The
letter
was
written
as
an
expression
of
thanksgiving
to
everyone
who
had
helped
.
The
letter
was
written
as
an
expression
of
thanksgiving
to
everyone
who
had
helped
.
Old
English
‘
þancsġifu
’ (“
thanks-giving
”),
from
‘
þanc
’ (“
thanks
”)
+
‘
ġiefu
’ (“
gift
,
giving
”).
noun
a
religious
service
or
prayer
that
gives
thanks
,
especially
to
God
•
The
church
held
a
special
thanksgiving
after
the
storm
passed
safely
.
The
church
held
a
special
thanksgiving
after
the
storm
passed
safely
.
•
They
offered
a
brief
thanksgiving
before
the
meal
.
They
offered
a
brief
thanksgiving
before
the
meal
.