first of may

1. 1.

   observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor

   SynonymsMay DayMay 1

   Broaderday

   Part ofMay

Questions about first of may

What does first of may mean?

first of may means "observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor".

What is another word for first of may?

Close synonyms include May Day, May 1. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is first of may a common word?

first of may is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.