Twelfth Night Definition

noun
January 5, the eve of Epiphany, celebrated as a holiday in parts of Europe and the United States and marked by feasting, merrymaking, and the lighting of bonfires.
American Heritage
The evening before Twelfth Day.
Webster's New World

Twelfth Day or, specif., the evening of Twelfth Day.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Twelfth Night

Noun

Singular:
Twelfth Night
Plural:
twelfth-nights

Twelfth Night Sentence Examples

  • As the war proceeded, further declarations of national and anti-Austrian sentiment were made, the most notable being the " Twelfth Night Manifesto," issued at Prague on Jan.

  • To my mind, the Middle Temple Twelfth Night lacked the refreshing irreverence of some recent productions at the Globe's main house.

  • The Banqueting House is completed and the first masque is performed on Twelfth Night.

  • Wassailing the apple tree is a traditional ritual carried out on Twelfth Night.

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