- Yuletide
- Yule|tide [ `jul,taıd ] noun uncountan old word meaning the period of time around Christmas
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Yuletide
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Yuletide — Yule tide , n. Christmas time; Christmastide; the season of Christmas. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yuletide — (n.) late 15c., from YULE (Cf. yule) + TIDE (Cf. tide) … Etymology dictionary
yuletide — [yo͞ol′tīd΄] n. [often Y ] Christmastime … English World dictionary
Yuletide — [[t]ju͟ːltaɪd[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Yuletide is the period of several days around and including Christmas Day. ...ideas for Yuletide food, drink and decorations … English dictionary
Yuletide — noun /ˈjuːlˌtaɪd/ a) Christmas, the period around Christmas. Troll we now our Yuletide carol. Fa la la la la, la la la la. b) the period around 6 months from Christmas when winter is celebrated in southern Australia, with allusions to Christmas… … Wiktionary
Yuletide — Yule|tide [ˈju:ltaıd] n [U and C] literary Christmas ▪ Yuletide festivities … Dictionary of contemporary English
Yuletide Records — was a daughter record label of Modern Records, specialized only in Christmas music. Apparently only 9 records were made, somewhere during the late sixties. Their slogan was Great Sounds of Christmas but was unsuccessful at producing these sounds … Wikipedia
yuletide — noun Usage: often capitalized Date: 15th century Christmastide … New Collegiate Dictionary
yuletide — /yoohl tuyd /, n. 1. the Christmas season. adj. 2. of or pertaining to the Christmas season. [1425 75; late ME; see YULE, TIDE1] * * * … Universalium
yuletide — noun a) Christmas or the Christmas season. b) A common name for the flower native to Japan and nearby islands. Syn: Christmastide … Wiktionary
