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Labor Day

–noun
(in the U.S.) a legal holiday, commonly the first Monday in September, in honor of labor.
Compare Labour Day.


Origin:
1885–90
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Labor Day  
n.  The first Monday in September, observed as a holiday in the United States and Canada in honor of working people.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Labor Day

A national holiday in the United States and Canada in honor of working people. Labor Day is observed on the first Monday in September.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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