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DEC 25
Dictionary entry overview: What does Dec 25 mean?
• DEC 25 (noun)
The noun DEC 25 has 1 sense:
1. a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Familiarity information: DEC 25 used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
Christmas; Christmas Day; Dec 25; Xmas
Hypernyms ("Dec 25" 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 ("Dec 25" is a part of...):
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