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Yuletide

or yule·tide

[ yool-tahyd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the Christmas season.
the season of an ancient Germanic pagan holiday centering around the winter solstice, now sometimes celebrated by neopagans.

of or relating to the Christmas season.
of or relating to the season of an ancient Germanic pagan holiday centering around the winter solstice, now sometimes celebrated by neopagans.

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; Yule + tide

What a glorious yuletide moment of national fellowship H.R. 83 was!

And with one Yuletide exception, this scientifically scrupulous view has carried the day.

For those looking for a bellyful of laughs, two humorous pieces in the yuletide spirit.

What I set out to do, first and foremost, was to thank you for the lovely book which you sent with your Yuletide greeting.

His servants, repairing unto him, asked where he would have provision made for Yuletide, which then approached.

What would Yuletide be without the olden times to bolster it?

A Yuletide in England without a holly bough and a little mistletoe in it wouldn't be worth half price.

Andy was helping Tessibel in order that she might have time to complete her Yuletide preparations.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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