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Tears of St. Lawrence

Tears of St. Lawrence noun: the Perseid meteor shower, which typically occurs every year in mid-August, on or near the feast day of St. Lawrence.

Noun

Tears of St. Lawrence pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The Perseid meteor shower, which typically occurs every year in mid-August, on or near the feast day of St. Lawrence.

Questions about Tears of St. Lawrence

What does Tears of St. Lawrence mean?
Tears of St. Lawrence means the Perseid meteor shower, which typically occurs every year in mid-August, on or near the feast day of St. Lawrence.
What part of speech is Tears of St. Lawrence?
Tears of St. Lawrence is a noun.

Words near Tears of St. Lawrence in the dictionary

  1. tears away
  2. tears before bedtime
  3. tears down
  4. tears into
  5. tears it up
  6. Tears of St. Lawrence
  7. tears of wine
  8. tears off
  9. tears one's hair
  10. tears one's hair out
  11. tears out

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