red letter
Specially marked day
Red letter describes a day or event that is memorable or especially significant: It was a red-letter day when she got the promotion.
The term comes from the practice of marking saints' days and holidays in red ink on church calendars, distinguishing them from ordinary days printed in black.
Almost always appears as red-letter day.
- notableWorthy of attention
- memorableWorth holding onto
- importantOf great significance
- calendarDate-tracking system
- holidayDay of rest
days off · saint · church calendar · celebration · marked · special · significant · banner · auspicious · milestone · festive · occasion · date · circled · highlight · high point · anniversary · holy
- Color Idiomsblack sheep, blue moon, green light, white lie, golden rule
- Bible editionsKing James Version, Bible, KJV, NIV, Gutenberg Bible
- printing historyprinting press, Gutenberg, typographers, Gutenberg press, block printing
- Neumespunctum, virga, trigon, liquescent, mora
red letterordinary
Standard, unremarkable
routine · unremarkable · mundane · forgettable · everyday
red letterblack letter
Angular medieval script style
dark · black · ill-fated · inauspicious · unlucky
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