Double Ten

proper noun

A Chinese public holiday on 10 October, commemorating the start of the Wuchang Uprising on 10 October 1911 which ultimately led to the establishment of the Republic of China on 1 January 1912.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A Chinese public holiday on 10 October, commemorating the start of the Wuchang Uprising on 10 October 1911 which ultimately led to the establishment of the Republic of China on 1 January 1912.

    Double Ten is marked by more than a week of celebration. We have our Fourth of July and they have their Double Ten.

    2004, Patricia Linder, The Lady and the Tiger, page 133

Origin

A reference to the tenth day of the tenth month.

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APA

Double Ten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Double%20Ten

MLA

“Double Ten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Double%20Ten. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Double Ten,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Double%20Ten.

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