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yule (yo̵̅o̅l)

noun

Christmas or the Christmas season

Etymology: ME < OE geol, iul, orig., name of a pagan festival at the winter solstice; akin to ON jol

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