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noun
A fictional holiday in December combining aspects of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa into one festival.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gher- Proto-Indo-European *ghrey-der. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós) ▲ Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl. ▲ Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl. Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der. Latin Chrīstusder. Old English Crist Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Old English mæsse Old English Cristes mæsse Middle English Cristemasse English Christmas English Hanukkah Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *kw- Common Bantu *-jànda Proto-Sabaki *-anzya Proto-Sabaki *-a kwanzya Swahili -a kwanzabor. English Kwanzaa blend English Chrismahanukwanzakah Blend of Christmas + Hanukkah + Kwanzaa.
