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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The evening before Christmas.
  • noun The day before Christmas.

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  • proper noun The evening before Christmas Day.
  • proper noun The day before Christmas Day.

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  • noun the day before Christmas

Etymologies

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Christmas + eve

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