noel

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

Etymology

From Middle English nowel, from Anglo-Norman noel, Middle French noel, a variant of nael, from Latin adjective nātālis (“natal, having to do with birth”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide

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