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Double Ten en · PROPN

Etymology

A reference to the tenth day of the tenth month.

Meanings

  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: