Groundhog Day

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology 1
  - 1.1.1 Noun
    - 1.1.1.1 Translations
- 1.2 Etymology 2
  - 1.2.1 Proper noun

English [edit]

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Groundhog Day

Etymology 1 [edit]

Noun [edit]

Groundhog Day (plural Groundhog Days)

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 or not.

Translations [edit]

festival

Russian: День сурка m

Ukrainian: День бабака m

Etymology 2 [edit]

From the film Groundhog Day.

Proper noun [edit]

Groundhog Day

(informal) A situation in which undesirable events appear to be repeating themselves in a cyclical fashion.

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