English Explanatory Dictionary

Christmastide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Twelve Days of Christmas; the period from Christmas Day to Epiphany.
  2. The Christmas season.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Christmastide Christmastides Christmas-tide

Etymology

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

Synonyms

yuletide

Related words

Advent
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