Fourth of July
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1.4
- noun
- /fɔrθ əv dʒʊˈlaɪ/
- US
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Día de la Independencia (de Estados Unidos)
- Every year, the town hosts a fireworks display to commemorate the Fourth of July.
- Fourth of July celebrations
- celebrate the Fourth of July
- Fourth of July fireworks
Examples
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Our next-door neighbors, Elka and Nigel Bentley, invited us to a Fourth of July barbecue to meet the neighbors.
Fiction book (1990) -
Well, guys, toast, happy Fourth of July.
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This is gonna be a Fourth of July we'll never forget.
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Happy Fourth of July, everybody.
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The couple who had made the Fourth of July party invited him over for dinner.
Fiction book (1993) -
"The first time I wore that dress was to a dance on the Fourth of July.
Fiction book (1993) -
Every 4th of July, we would all watch the fireworks together as family, you know.
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Forrest and Jenny are watching the Fourth of July celebration on TV.
Fiction book (1994) -
P216 Hank and Darlene normally held their barn dance on the Fourth of July.
Fiction book (1995) -
On the Fourth of July, we always gather to celebrate with a barbecue and fireworks.
Synonyms
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1.0
A national holiday in the United States that celebrates independence from Britain
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1.1
A national holiday in the United States on July 4th that remembers when the country became independent in 1776
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase literally denotes the fourth day of July, which a B1 learner who knows 'fourth' and 'July' can readily infer; the compositional date meaning is transparent. However, its specific meaning as the U.S. national Independence Day (holiday and historical commemoration) requires cultural knowledge beyond the constituent meanings, so the full lexicalized sense is not wholly predictable.
Etymology
The noun Fourth of July comes from the date July 4, 1776, when the American colonies declared their independence in the 'Declaration of Independence'. That's why Fourth of July now means the national holiday with fireworks and barbecues.