CHRISTMASTIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Christmastide mean? 

• CHRISTMASTIDE (noun)
  The noun CHRISTMASTIDE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CHRISTMASTIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHRISTMASTIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

Christmas; Christmastide; Christmastime; Noel; Yule; Yuletide

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

season (a recurrent time marked by major holidays)

Meronyms (parts of "Christmastide"):

Boxing Day (first weekday after Christmas)

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

Jan; January (the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice)

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