Allhallowmas. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Allhallowmas

SYLLABICATION:	All·hal·low·mas
PRONUNCIATION:	ôlhl-ms
NOUN:	Archaic 1. All Saints' Day. 2. The feast observed on All Saints' Day.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English Alhalwemesse, from Old English ealra hlgena mæsse : ealra, genitive pl. of eall, all; see all + hlgena, genitive pl. of hlga, saint (from hlig, holy; see holy) + mæsse, Mass; see Mass.


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