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YULETIDE
Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel
(noun) period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
yuletide (countable and uncountable, plural yuletides)
Alternative letter-case form of Yuletide (“Christmas or the Christmas season”).
The flower Camellia sasanqua, native to Japan and nearby islands.
Synonyms
• (Christmas season): Christmastide
• (Camellia sasanqua): sasanqua
Etymology
Noun
Yuletide (countable and uncountable, plural Yuletides)
(dated) The period around Christmas; the Christmas season, Christmastime; specifically, Christmas itself.
(dated, or Germanic Neo-Paganism) 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).
(Australia, regional) 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.
Synonyms
• (Christmas season): Christmastide (one sense)
Source: Wiktionary
Yule"tide`, n.
Definition: Christmas time; Christmastide; the season of Christmas.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHRONIC
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
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