independence day
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- a legal holiday in the United StatesSynonyms: Fourth of JulyJuly 4Type of legal holiday, national holidayPart of July
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In′de·pend′ence Day.
In the United States, a holiday, the 4th of July, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that day in 1776.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement