Complete Definition of "quarter day"

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quarter-day

Noun
quarter day

  1. Each of the four days customarily regarded as starting a new quarter year.

Usage notes
in England: Lady Day (25 March), Midsummer Day (24 June), Michaelmas (29 September), Christmas Day (25 December).
in Scotland: Candlemas (2 February), Whitsun (15 May), Lammas (1 August), Martinmas (11 November).
Elsewhere, where the term "quarter day" is not used, January 1st, April 1st, July 1st and October 1st each mark the start of a quarter, especially a fiscal quarter.

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Category:Calendar terms

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