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Definition of Dec 25
1. Noun. A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland.
Generic synonyms: Quarter Day, Feast Day, Fete Day, Holy Day Of Obligation, Legal Holiday, National Holiday, Public Holiday
Group relationships: Dec, December
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dec 25
Literary usage of Dec 25
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register by Horace Greeley (1914)
"July -I. Oct. 12 (Columbus Dav), Thanksgiving and Dec. 25 Nevada.—Jan. 1, Feb.
12. Fob. ... Thanksgiving and dec 25 North Dakota—Jan. 1, Feb. 12, Feb. 22. ..."
2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1912)
"In his chronography Julius Africanus, in 221, choosing the same day as that of
the conception of Jesus, is the first to give Dec. 25, exactly nine months ..."
3. The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1905)
"22; Arbor and School day (third Friday in April).; May 30; July 4; first Monday
In September; general election day; Thanksgiving day; Dec. 25; every ..."
4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1866)
"Dec. 25, '41 ; Noah, b. Feb. 25, '43 ; Elizabeth, b. ... Sept. 30, '16; Jonathan, b.
Feb. . . '19 ; Christian, b. Dec. 25, 1722. Smith, Samuel, and wid. ..."
5. Index of Economic Material in the Documents of the States of the United by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse, Carnegie Institution of Washington. Dept. of Economics and Sociology (1912)
"1903 (Dec. 25, l!»02-Oct. 29, 1903) In 27 AB of bureau of labor statistics 1903 :
705-714. LABOR—cont'd Employment Bureaus—cont'd 1890/4-1890/5. ..."
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