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thanksgiven

thanksgiven is the past participle of thanksgive.

Meaning of thanksgive

Verb

thanksgive (third-person singular simple present thanksgives, present participle thanksgiving, simple past thanksgave, past participle thanksgiven)

  1. (obsolete, rare) To give or dedicate as a token of thanks.
    • As he took down book after book, and as I remarked on his rich collection, he shewed me Thomas Hearne's solemn prayer of thanksgiving for having "unexpectedly met with three old MSS. yesterday." But Southey evidently thanksgives for more than his old books; he is so happy in his family, so...1848, [author not stated], “Extracts from the Portfolio of a Man of the World”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, page 157

Questions about thanksgiven

What is thanksgiven the past participle of?
Thanksgiven is the past participle of thanksgive.

Words near thanksgiven in the dictionary

  1. thanks one's stars
  2. thanks to
  3. thanks, but no thanks
  4. thanksgave
  5. thanksgive
  6. thanksgiven
  7. thanksgiver
  8. thanksgivers
  9. thanksgives
  10. Thanksgivin'
  11. thanksgiving

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