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Hal⋅low⋅een
[hal-uh-ween, -oh-een, hol-] 
əˈwin
–noun
| the evening of October 31; the eve of All Saints' Day; Allhallows Eve: observed esp. by children in costumes who solicit treats, often by threatening minor pranks. |
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Language Translation for : Halloween
| Spanish: | víspera de Todos los Santos, | German: | der Halloween, | Japanese: | お菓子ちょうだい |
| Hal·low·een also Hal·low·e'en
(hāl'ə-wēn', hŏl'-) Pronunciation Key
n. October 31, celebrated in the United States, Canada, and the British Isles by children going door to door while wearing costumes and begging treats and playing pranks. [Short for All Hallow Even : Allhallow(mas) + even2.] |
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Halloween
c.1745, Scottish shortening of Allhallow-even "Eve of All Saints, last night of October" (1556), the last night of the year in the old Celtic calendar, where it was Old Year's Night, a night for witches. Another pagan holiday given a cursory baptism and sent on its way. Hallowmas "All-saints" is first attested 1389.
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| halloween | |
noun | |
| the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people |
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Halloween
Hal`low*een"\, n. The evening preceding Allhallows or All Saints' Day. [Scot.] --Burns.
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