Halloween
Meaning of Halloween
noun
the night of 31 October, the eve of All Saints' Day, often celebrated by children dressing up in frightening masks and costumes. Halloween is thought to be associated with the Celtic festival Samhain, when ghosts and spirits were believed to be abroad.
late 18th century: contraction of All Hallow Even (see hallow, even2).
Information about Halloween
- It is a name.
- The plural form of Halloween is: Halloweens.
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Hyphenation of Halloween
Hal-loween
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- Halloween is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Halloween synonyms
Translation of Halloween
- French: Halloween
Words that rhyme with Halloween
ween, foreween, Salween, coween, halloween, overween, Sween, misween, atween, between, therebetween, tween
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