Twelfthtide

[ twelfth-tahyd ]

noun
  1. the season of Twelfth Night and Twelfth Day.

Origin of Twelfthtide

1
1520–30; Twelfth (Day) or (Night) + tide1

Words Nearby Twelfthtide

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British Dictionary definitions for Twelfthtide

Twelfthtide

/ (ˈtwɛlfθˌtaɪd) /


noun
    • the season of Epiphany

    • (as modifier): the Twelfthtide celebrations

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