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New Year's Eve
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
New Year's Eve
(noun)
New Year's Eve
noun
plural
New Year's Eves
New Year's Eve
noun
plural
New Year's Eves
Britannica Dictionary definition of NEW YEAR'S EVE
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:
December 31
:
the last day of the year
especially
:
the evening of December 31
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