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proper nounMLK Day (countable and uncountable, plural MLK Days)
plural MLK Days
- countableuncountableMartin Luther King Jr. Day
This rare convergence occurs because MLK Day is always observed on the third Monday in January, while Inauguration Day is constitutionally mandated for January 20.
2025 January 6, Adeola Adeosun, “Inauguration Day 2025: This Rare Calendar Quirk Hasn't Happened in 28 Years”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2025
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APA
MLK Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MLK%20Day
MLA
“MLK Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MLK%20Day. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MLK Day,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MLK%20Day.
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