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- [noh-el for 1, 2; noh-uh l, nohl for 3]
- /noʊˈɛl for 1, 2; ˈnoʊ əl, noʊl for 3 /
- /nəʊˈel/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noh-el for 1, 2; noh-uh l, nohl for 3]
- /noʊˈɛl for 1, 2; ˈnoʊ əl, noʊl for 3 /
Definitions of noel word
- noun noel the Christmas season; yuletide. 1
- noun noel (lowercase) a Christmas song or carol. 1
- noun noel a male given name. 1
- noun noel Christmas. 1
- noun noel Christmas song 1
- proper noun noel Noel is sometimes printed on Christmas cards and Christmas wrapping paper to mean 'Christmas'. 0
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Origin of noel
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; < French ≪ Latin nātālis (diēs) birthday; see natal
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Parts of speech for Noel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
noel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
noel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for noel
noun noel
- canticle — a nonmetrical hymn, derived from the Bible and used in the liturgy of certain Christian churches
- canzonet — a short, sprightly song
- carol — Carols are Christian religious songs that are sung at Christmas.
- christmas — Christmas is a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.
- christmas eve — Christmas Eve is the 24th of December, the day before Christmas Day.
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