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Xmas

Definitions

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

  • noun Christmas.

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  • proper noun informal, proscribed Abbreviation of Christmas.

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  • noun a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From X, the Greek letter chi, first letter of Greek Khrīstos, Christ; see Christ.]

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1755, preceded by earlier forms such as X'temmas (1551) and Old English Χp̃es mæssa (1100), from Christmas, replacing Christ by abbreviation X, from Ancient Greek Χ (Ch, "(letter chi)"), from Χριστός (Christós, "Christ"). Surface analysis X (“Christ”) +‎ -mas (“holiday”). In popular use since late 19th century. See Wikipedia for more information.

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Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. feast day
  2. fete day
  3. holy day of obligation
  4. legal holiday
  5. national holiday
  6. public holiday
  7. quarter day

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