Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Christmas.
  • noun A Christmas carol.

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  • proper noun Alternative spelling of Noel.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English noel, from Old French, variant of nael, from Latin nātālis (diēs), (day) of birth, from nātus, past participle of nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

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