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Meaning of Guy Fawkes Day | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. November 5, a celebration in England since the 17th century commemorating the failure of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot.
    UK
  2. Synonym of Guy Fawkes Night, the associated revelry, traditionally including bonfires, fireworks, and the burning in effigy of the pope, Guy Fawkes, and/or the Devil.
    UK

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Examples

“A number of towns in East Sussex, and on the borders of Kent and Surrey, make a special feature of huge bonfires and torchlight processions with fireworks on Guy Fawkes day or an early November Saturday.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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