Transcription
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- [yool]
- /yul/
- /juːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yool]
- /yul/
Definitions of yule word
- noun yule Christmas, or the Christmas season. 1
- noun yule Alternative capitalization of Yule. 1
- noun yule Christmas 1
- uncountable noun yule Yule is an old-fashioned word for Christmas. 0
- noun yule Christmas, the Christmas season, or Christmas festivities 0
- noun yule (in combination) 0
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Origin of yule
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English yole, Old English geōl(a) Christmastide; cognate with Old Norse jōl; akin to Gothic jiuleis
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Parts of speech for Yule
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yule popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% 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".
Synonyms for yule
noun yule
- 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.
- christmastide — the festival season from Christmas to after New Year's Day.
- christmastime — the Christmas season, traditionally from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day or to Epiphany (Jan. 6)
- festive season — People sometimes refer to the Christmas period as the festive season.
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