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Definition of: Lammas
(lam′əs) noun
1. A Roman Catholic festival celebrated on August l; the feast of Peter's Chains.
2. Quarter day in Scotland, and half–quarter day in England, falling on August 1. Also Lammas day. [OE hlāfmæsse bread feast <hlāf bread, loaf + mæsse a mass]
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