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    XMAS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Irelandplay

    Synonyms:

    Christmas; Christmas Day; Dec 25; Xmas

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

    Hypernyms ("Xmas" is a kind of...):

    quarter day (a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due)

    feast day; fete day (a day designated for feasting)

    holy day of obligation (a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion)

    legal holiday; national holiday; public holiday (authorized by law and limiting work or official business)

    Holonyms ("Xmas" is a part of...):

    Dec; December (the last (12th) month of the year)

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