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Christmas is a holiday celebrated on December 25 both as a religious tradition commemorating the birth of Jesus and as a secular holiday. (noun)

An example of Christmas is a religious holiday celebrated on December 25.
An example of Christmas is celebrating by decorating a tree in your home, putting up lights, exchanging presents and kids receiving presents from Santa Claus.

See Christmas in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a holiday on Dec. 25 celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
also Christmas Day
Christmastime

Related Forms:

Christmassy adjective or Christmasy

See Christmas in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(krĭsˈməs)

noun

A Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus.
December 25, the day on which this feast is celebrated.
Christmastide.

Related Forms:

Christˈmas·sy, Christˈmas·y adjective

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