"May the Fourth" meaning in All languages combined

See May the Fourth on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: May the Fourths [plural], May the 4th [alternative]
Etymology: Ellipsis of May the Fourth be with you. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|en|May the Fourth be with you}} Ellipsis of May the Fourth be with you Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|May the Fourths|head=May the Fourth}} May the Fourth (plural May the Fourths)
  1. (Star Wars fandom slang) Star Wars Day (May 4); the day fans celebrate Star Wars. Related terms: May the Fourth be with you, may the fourth be with you Coordinate_terms: Star Wars Day, Revenge of the Fifth (english: May 5), Revenge of the Sixth (english: May 6)
    Sense id: en-May_the_Fourth-en-name-yERKj7WY Categories (other): English links with redundant target parameters, Star Wars, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: May the Fourths [plural], 4 May [alternative], 4th of May [alternative], Fourth of May [alternative], May 4 [alternative], May 4th [alternative], May the 4th [alternative]
Etymology: From May + fourth. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|May|fourth}} May + fourth Head templates: {{en-noun}} May the Fourth (plural May the Fourths)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see May, fourth.
    Sense id: en-May_the_Fourth-en-noun-bpnOrrBM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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