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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Christmas, present.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A contemporary Christmas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a present given at Christmas time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Christmas gift
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: present
Narrower terms: stocking filler, stocking stuffer
History
From Christmas + present (“gift”).
Christmas + present (“relating to now, current”). Present is used as a postpositioned adjective. First popularized in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Across languages
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
