yule-tide

yule·tide

[yool-tahyd]
noun
1.
the Christmas season.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to the Christmas season.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see yule, tide1

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yuletide

noun
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: Christmas
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