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- /ˈkrɪs məs ˈēv/
- /ˈkrɪs.məs iːv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- /ˈkrɪs məs ˈēv/
Definitions of christmas eve words
- uncountable noun christmas eve Christmas Eve is the 24th of December, the day before Christmas Day. 3
- noun christmas eve the evening or the whole day before Christmas Day 3
- noun christmas eve the day or, esp., the evening before Christmas Day 3
- noun christmas eve the evening or the day preceding Christmas. 1
- noun christmas eve Christianity: 24th December 1
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Origin of christmas eve
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400
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Parts of speech for Christmas eve
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
christmas eve popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
christmas eve usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for christmas eve
noun christmas eve
- yule — Christmas, or the Christmas season.
- yuletide — the Christmas season.
- noel — the Christmas season; yuletide.
- christmastide — the festival season from Christmas to after New Year's Day.
- christmastime — the Christmas season, traditionally from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day or to Epiphany (Jan. 6)
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