English Explanatory Dictionary

Green Monday

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. Synonym of Clean Monday, in Cyprus, the seventh Monday before Easter, used as the beginning of Lent in Greek Orthodoxy.
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  1. The Monday before Christmas, used as a shopping event to order last-minute gifts for shipping before Christmas Day.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Green Monday.wav

Word forms

Green Monday

Etymology

From green in its sense of “environmentally friendly”.

Synonyms

Clean Monday in Cyprus

Related words

Green Thursday Super Saturday Cyber Monday Black Friday Black Monday
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