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Allhallowmas

 
Dictionary: All·hal·low·mas   (ôl'hăl'ō-məs) pronunciation
n. Archaic
  1. All Saints' Day.
  2. The feast observed on All Saints' Day.

[Middle English Alhalwemesse, from Old English ealra hālgena mæsse : ealra, genitive pl. of eall, all; see all + hālgena, genitive pl. of hālga, saint (from hālig, holy; see holy) + mæsse, Mass; see Mass.]


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