Christmastide

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The Twelve Days of Christmas; the period from Christmas Day to Epiphany. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 wordnet
  3. 3
    The Christmas season. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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yuletideadventchristmaschristmaschristmas evechristmas season

Example

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"When I became a parent, my beloved wife and I, determined to make the Christmastide one of the golden days of the twelve months."

Etymology

From Christmas + -tide (“period around a festival”).

Related phrases

christmas seasontwelve days of christmas

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