Hallowe'en

A form of Halloween — The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.

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Meanings

proper nounHallowe'en (plural Hallowe'ens)

plural Hallowe'ens

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Halloween.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people

Similar
HalloweenAllhallows Eve
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day
Also see
halloween

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Hallowe'en. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hallowe'en

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“Hallowe'en.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hallowe'en. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hallowe'en,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hallowe'en.

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