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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Yuletide (“Christmas or the Christmas season”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
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noun
The flower Camellia sasanqua, native to Japan and nearby islands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The period around Christmas; the Christmas season, Christmastime; specifically, Christmas itself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
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noun
The period of celebration of a pre-Christian festival associated with the (northern) winter solstice, later absorbed into the festival of Christmas (but sometimes recreated by modern neo-pagans).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
Qualifier: or Germanic Neo-Paganism
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noun
The period of southern winter in the middle of the year, sometimes celebrated in the colder, snowy regions of Australia with allusions to Christmas, which originated as a marketing gimmick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, countable, regional, uncountable
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noun
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Noel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: season
History
From Yule (“Germanic Winter Festival”) + -tide (“period around a festival, season”); compare Swedish juletid.
Though attested late (c. 1475), probably dates back to Old English *ġēoltīd (literally “Christmas season”). See there for more; equivalent to Yule + -tide.
Across languages
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