Saint Valentine’s Day

Saint Valentine’s Day (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine%27s_Day) Proper noun 1. A holiday in remembrance of Saint Valentine, February 14th, celebrated by sending cards or similar tokens of love. Synonyms: Valentine’s Day, Valentine’s – c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene v], page 273: Tomorrow is S. Valentines day, all in the morning betime, / And I a Maid at your Window, to be your Valentine. Translations (Saint Valentine’s Day) – French: Saint-Valentin – German: Valentinstag – Italian: San Valentino – Portuguese: Dia de São Valentim, Dia dos Namorados – Russian: день свято́го Валенти́на – Spanish: San Valentín, Día de San Valentín, Día de los Enamorados This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license ======== Text generated by the application English Dictionary https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=livio.pack.lang.en_US