NOUN | time | Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel | period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 |
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time | Christmas, Christmas Day, Xmas, Dec 25 | a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ |
Sounds | krih'smahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6. | |
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Synonyms | Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel | |
Part of | December, Dec | The last (12th) month of the year |
January, Jan | The first month of the year | |
Parts | Boxing Day | First weekday after Christmas |
Broader | season | A recurrent time marked by major holidays |
Spanish | Navidad, Yule, Yuletide | |
Catalan | Nadal, Noel |
Meaning | A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland. | |
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Synonyms | Christmas Day, Xmas, Dec 25 | |
Part of | December, Dec | The last (12th) month of the year |
Broader | feast day, fete day | A day designated for feasting |
holy day of obligation | A day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion | |
legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday | authorized by law and limiting work or official business | |
quarter day | A Christian holy day | |
Spanish | Christmas Day, Navidad | |
Catalan | dia de Nadal, nadal, Nadal |
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