What is the meaning of Thanksgiving?

noun

  • Fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag.
  • A short prayer of thanks before a meal.
    • usage: "their youngest son said grace"
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