English > Christmas Day: 1 sense > noun 1, time| Meaning | A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland. |
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| Synonyms | Christmas, Xmas, Dec 25 |
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| Part of | December, Dec | The last (12th) month of the year |
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| Broader | feast day, fete day | A day designated for feasting |
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| 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 |
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| Catalan | dia de Nadal, nadal, Nadal |
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