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Christmastime

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Christmas season; Christmastide; yuletide

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Christmas, Christmastide, Yule, Yuletide, Noel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: season

History

Etymology

From Christmas + time.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: kersttijd — the Christmas season
  • Estonian: jõulupühad — the Christmas season
  • Finnish: joulunaika — the Christmas season
  • French: période de Noël — the Christmas season
  • Galician: Nadal — the Christmas season
  • German: Weihnachtszeit — the Christmas season
  • Polish: okres świąt Bożego Narodzenia — the Christmas season
  • Spanish: Navidades — the Christmas season
  • Spanish: época navideña — the Christmas season
  • Spanish: navidades — the Christmas season
  • Spanish: natividad — the Christmas season
  • Vietnamese: tuần Nô-el — the Christmas season
  • Vietnamese: tuần Nô-en — the Christmas season