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thanks⋅giv⋅ing

  [thangks-giv-ing]
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–noun
1. the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, esp. to God.
2. an expression of thanks, esp. to God.
3. a public celebration in acknowledgment of divine favor or kindness.
4. a day set apart for giving thanks to God.
5. (initial capital letter) Thanksgiving Day.
Origin:
1525–35; thank + -s 3 + giving
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thanks·giv·ing   (thāngks-gĭv'ĭng)   
n.  

  1. An act of giving thanks; an expression of gratitude, especially to God: a hymn of thanksgiving.

  2. Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day.

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Word Origin & History

thanksgiving 
1533, "the giving of thanks," from thanks (n.) + giving. The noun thanks is attested from 1340, from the verb thank. In the specific sense of "public celebration acknowledging divine favors" thanksgiving dates from 1632 (the first one in America was held October 1621 by Plymouth Colony Pilgrims in appreciation of assistance from members of the Massasoit tribe and celebration of the first harvest); though Thanksgiving Day itself is not attested until 1674.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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