red-letter

POS

Adjective

HYPHEN

red-let=ter

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective red-letter has 1 sense

red-letter(s = adj.all) Array - memorable for being a special occasion; "on red-letter nights a large gathering greeted the celebrity"

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CIDE DICTIONARY

red-letter, a.

Of or pertaining to a red letter; marked by red letters. [1913 Webster]

Red-letter day, a day that is fortunate or auspicious; -- so called in allusion to the custom of marking holy days, or saints' days, in the old calendars with red letters.

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