"name the day" meaning in English

See name the day in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: names the day [present, singular, third-person], naming the day [participle, present], named the day [participle, past], named the day [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} name the day (third-person singular simple present names the day, present participle naming the day, simple past and past participle named the day)
  1. To fix the date of an event, especially one's marriage.
    Sense id: en-name_the_day-en-verb-4hNKu-lH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        },
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        "To fix the date of an event, especially one's marriage."
      ],
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          "fix",
          "fix"
        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "event",
          "event"
        ],
        [
          "marriage",
          "marriage"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    },
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    },
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    },
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        "English multiword terms",
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      ],
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        "To fix the date of an event, especially one's marriage."
      ],
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  ],
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}

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