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Mythology
Samhain
SAH-win
ˈsɑːwɪnListen
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Syllable breakdown
Samhain
Dictionary meaning
A Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, observed on 31 October; ancestral to modern Halloween.
History and origin
Old Irish — 'summer's end'.
Common mispronunciations
sam-HAYNSAM-hain
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