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Groundhog Day — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Groundhog Day noun A situation in which the same events repeat over and over with no progress and no escape.

Senses

Groundhog Day is used for these senses in English:

  • Groundhog Day An annual festival held in Canada and the USA on February 2 in which the arrival time of the spring season is predicted by whether or not a certain groundhog can see its shadow.

Groundhog Day — full definition

  1. noun A situation in which the same events repeat over and over with no progress and no escape.
  2. proper noun A North American tradition held on 2 February, in which a groundhog emerging from its burrow is said to predict the weather: if it sees its shadow, six more weeks of winter are expected.

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