Meaning & use
Halloween
An annual holiday on October 31 associated with costumes, trick-or-treating, and spooky imagery, rooted in ancient harvest and All Hallows' Eve traditions.
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The kids dressed up as pirates and went trick-or-treating on Halloween.
Every October, the neighborhood decorates its porches with pumpkins for Halloween.
A note on using this word
Halloween falls the night before All Saints' Day (All Hallows' Day), which is the origin of its name.
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