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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