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Christmas

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Noun

1. christmas, christmastide, christmastime, noel, yule, yuletide

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

2. christmas, christmas day, dec 25, xmas

a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

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Christmas

see synonyms of christmas
noun
1. 
a. 
the annual commemoration by Christians of the birth of Jesus Christ on Dec 25
b. Also called: Christmas Day
Dec 25, observed as a day of secular celebrations when gifts and greetings are exchanged
c. 
(as modifier)
Christmas celebrations
2. Also called: Christmas Day
(in England, Wales, and Ireland) Dec 25, one of the four quarter days
Compare Lady Day, Midsummer's Day, Michaelmas
3. Also called (archaic or literary): Christmastide
the season of Christmas extending from Dec 24 (Christmas Eve) to Jan 6 (the festival of the Epiphany or Twelfth Night)

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Christmas

see synonyms of christmas
noun
1. 
a holiday on Dec. 25 celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
: also Christmas Day
2. 
Christmastime

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Christmas

see synonyms of christmas
n.
1. A Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus.
2. December 25, the day on which this feast is observed as a public holiday in many countries.
3. Christmastide.

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