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noel definition

noel or noël noël′ (nō el′)

noun

  1. a Christmas carol
  2. Christmas

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

Noel definition

Noel (nō′əl)

noun

a masculine and feminine name

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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