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Martinmas

Martinmas noun: st Martin's Day, 11th November. A Scottish quarter day.

Noun

Martinmas (countable and uncountable, plural Martinmases)

  1. St Martin's Day, 11th November. A Scottish quarter day.

Forms of Martinmas

pluralMartinmases
alternative form (obsolete)Martlemas

Origin of Martinmas

From Martin + -mas.

Phrases with Martinmas

Questions about Martinmas

What does Martinmas mean?
Martinmas means st Martin's Day, 11th November. A Scottish quarter day.
What part of speech is Martinmas?
Martinmas is a noun.
What is the plural of Martinmas?
The plural of Martinmas is Martinmases.

Words near Martinmas in the dictionary

  1. Martinists
  2. Martinize
  3. Martinized
  4. Martinizes
  5. Martinizing
  6. Martinmas
  7. Martinmas summer
  8. Martinmas summers
  9. Martinmases
  10. Martino
  11. Martinos

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