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yule-tide
yule·tide
/
ˈyulˌtaɪd
/
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[
yool
-tahyd
]
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noun
1.
the Christmas season.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to the Christmas season.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English;
see
yule
,
tide
1
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yuletide
noun
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn:
Christmas
]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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