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christmastide

Christ·mas·tide
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kris-muh s-tahyd]
    • /ˈkrɪs məsˌtaɪd/
    • /ˈkrɪ.smə.staɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kris-muh s-tahyd]
    • /ˈkrɪs məsˌtaɪd/

Definitions of christmastide word

  • noun christmastide the festival season from Christmas to after New Year's Day. 1
  • noun christmastide the period from Christmas Eve to Epiphany, especially in England. 1
  • noun christmastide The Christmas season. 0
  • noun christmastide The Twelve Days of Christmas. 0

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Origin of christmastide

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; Christmas + tide1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Christmastide

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

christmastide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for christmastide

noun christmastide

  • yule — Christmas, or the Christmas season.
  • nativity — birth.
  • christmastime — the Christmas season, traditionally from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day or to Epiphany (Jan. 6)
  • yuletide — the Christmas season.
  • noel — the Christmas season; yuletide.

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