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Noel is the French word for Christmas.

(noun)

An example of noel is Joyeux Noel on a Christmas card, meaning Merry Christmas in French.

The definition of a noel is a Christmas song or carol.

(noun)

An example of a noel is the song Oh, Christmas Tree.

See noel in Webster's New World College Dictionary

or noël

noun

a Christmas carol
Christmas

Origin: < Fr noël < OFr nowel, nouel < L natalis, natal

noun

a masculine and feminine name

Origin: OFr Nouel, Noel, lit., natal: see noel: cf. Natalie

See noel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also No·el

noun

Christmas.
noël also noel A Christmas carol.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English noel

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , variant of nael

Origin: , from Latin nātālis (diēs), (day) of birth

Origin: , from nātus

Origin: , past participle of nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots

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