March 25
- proper noun
- UK
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25 de marzo
- Historically, rents and contracts in England were often due on March 25, known as Lady Day.
Examples
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Many Christians celebrate March 25 as the day of the Annunciation.
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Many Christians attend special church services on March 25 to celebrate the Annunciation.
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The school holiday coincided with March 25, marking an important date in the religious calendar.
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On March 25, we remember the message delivered to Mary.
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Many Christians attend special church services on March 25 to celebrate the Annunciation.
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Historically, rents and contracts in England were often due on March 25, known as Lady Day.
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On March 25, we remember the message delivered to Mary.
Synonyms
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A Christian festival on March 25 that celebrates an angel telling Mary she will have a baby
A Christian festival that remembers when the angel Gabriel told Mary she would have a son, held on March 25
A Christian festival on March 25 that marks the angel Gabriel's message to Mary that she would become Jesus' mother
Surface Forms
Morphology
While the sequence 'March 25' transparently denotes the calendar date (March + 25), the specific meaning given here — the Annunciation or a traditional quarter-day for rents/payments — is a culturally specific, lexicalized association that cannot be derived from the constituent words alone. A B1 learner who knows 'March' and '25' would recognise the date but would not infer the festival or legal significance without prior cultural or lexical knowledge.
Etymology
March 25 comes from a Christian story when the angel told Mary she would have Jesus, an event called the 'Annunciation', so the day became known as 'Lady Day'. Because it marked that clear yearly point, people in England, Wales and Ireland used March 25 as a regular day for rents and legal payments, and churches still hold special services on that date.