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Guy Fawkes Day
noun
day for the celebration of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot (Freq. 1)
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑November 5

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\\ˈgīˈfȯks-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized G&F&D
Etymology: after Guy Fawkes died 1606 English conspirator
: the anniversary of November 5, 1605, when Guy Fawkes was seized for an attempt to blow up the House of Lords that is celebrated by bonfires

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/guy" fawks"/
(in Britain) November 5, celebrating the anniversary of the capture of Guy Fawkes. Cf. Gunpowder Plot.

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Guy Fawkes Day «GY FKS»,
British. November 5, the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605). [see etym. under guy2 (Cf. ↑guy)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.