X-mas
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Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of Xmas. alt-of, alternative
"A stunning example of ‘a phenomenon being too large to be perceived’ impressed the author during a performance of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Ford Theater in 1983, in Washington, D.C. The phenomenon in question was the Ghost of X-masses to come who appeared on the dimly lit stage as a huge, shadowy figure, obviously on stilts, enveloped in a flowing, enormous black cape."
- 2 Alternative form of Xmas. alt-of, alternative
Example
More examples"A stunning example of ‘a phenomenon being too large to be perceived’ impressed the author during a performance of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Ford Theater in 1983, in Washington, D.C. The phenomenon in question was the Ghost of X-masses to come who appeared on the dimly lit stage as a huge, shadowy figure, obviously on stilts, enveloped in a flowing, enormous black cape."
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