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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| red-letter |
| SYLLABICATION: | red-let·ter |
| PRONUNCIATION: | r d lt r |
| ADJECTIVE: | Memorably happy: a red-letter day. |
| ETYMOLOGY: | From the practice of marking in red the holy days in church calendars. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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