MICHAELMAS


Meaning of MICHAELMAS in English

n. the feast of St Michael, 29 September. Michaelmas daisy an autumn-flowering aster. Michaelmas term Brit. (in some universities) the autumn term.

[ OE sancte Micheles m‘sse Saint Michael's mass: see MASS(2) ]

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