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Noun: Candlemas  kan-d(u)l-mus
  1. Feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland
    - Candlemas Day, Feb 2

Derived forms: Candlemases

Type of: quarter day [Brit]

Part of: Feb, February

Encyclopedia: Candlemas