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Main Entry:	Samhain¹
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	the first day of November, marking the beginning of winter and a new year for ancient Celts
Etymology:	Irish

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Main Entry:	Samhain²
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	October 31, Halloween; a day of celebration for Wiccans and other pagans; also called November Eve, Hallowe'en, Feast of Souls, Feast of the Dead

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Sa·mhain

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–noun

a festival of the ancient Celts, held around November 1 to celebrate the beginning of winter.

Also, Samain, sa·mh'in

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[Origin: 1885–90; < Ir; OIr samain

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Samhain

1888, from Ir. samhain (Gaelic Samhuinn), from O.Ir. samain, lit. "summer's end," from O.Ir. sam "summer" (see summer) + fuin "end." Nov. 1, the Celtic festival of the start of winter and of the new year.

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