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Twelve Days of Christmas

Twelve Days of Christmas noun: the season or time made up of the twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany; Christmas season, Christmas time, Christmastide, Twelvetide. The Christmas season traditionally ended with the feast of the Epiphany on January 6.

twelve days of christmas: the season or time made up of the twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany; Christmas season,...
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Noun

The Twelve Days of Christmas

  1. The season or time made up of the twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany; Christmas season, Christmas time, Christmastide, Twelvetide. The Christmas season traditionally ended with the feast of the Epiphany on January 6.
  2. An 18th-century English Christmas carol which describes a series of successively grand gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas.

Twelve Days of Christmas meaning in Hindi, Bengali and Arabic

Twelve Days of Christmas in Hindi

the season or time made up of the twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany
क्रिस्मस के बारह दिन krismas ke bārah din

Twelve Days of Christmas in Bengali

the season or time made up of the twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany
বড়দিনের বারো দিন boṛdiner barō din

Twelve Days of Christmas in Arabic

the season or time made up of the twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany
اِثْنَا عَشَر يَوْمَا مِن عِيد الْمِيلَاد iṯnā ʕašar yawmā min ʕīd al-mīlād

Synonyms of Twelve Days of Christmas

Questions about Twelve Days of Christmas

What does Twelve Days of Christmas mean?
Twelve Days of Christmas means the season or time made up of the twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany; Christmas season, Christmas time, Christmastide, Twelvetide. The Christmas season traditionally ended with the feast of the Epiphany on January 6.
What is Twelve Days of Christmas in Hindi?
Twelve Days of Christmas in Hindi is क्रिस्मस के बारह दिन (krismas ke bārah din). See Twelve Days of Christmas meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Twelve Days of Christmas?
Twelve Days of Christmas is a noun.

Words near Twelve Days of Christmas in the dictionary

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