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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland;
[syn: Michaelmas, Michaelmas Day, September 29]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Michaelmas \Mich"ael*mas\, n. [Michael + mass religious service; OE. Mighelmesse.] The feast of the archangel Michael, a church festival, celebrated on the 29th of September. Hence, colloquially, autumn. [1913 Webster] Michaelmas daisy. (Bot.) See under Daisy. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Michaelmas n 1: honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: Michaelmas, Michaelmas Day, September 29]