"observed" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əbˈzɝvd/ [General-American], /əbˈzɜːvd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-observed.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} observed
  1. simple past and past participle of observe Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: observe
    Sense id: en-observed-en-verb-42dAQ3U1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
  2. (of a holiday) Exceptionally celebrated on a date other than the usual date.
    Sense id: en-observed-en-verb-CEVS9J6o

Alternative forms

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