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Christmas Eve ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the evening or the day preceding Christmas.
Origin of Christmas Eve Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400 Related Words for christmas eve Yule, Yuletide, Xmas, Noel, Christmastide Examples from the Web for christmas eve Historical Examples of christmas eve
It was Christmas-eve, and I had decorated the ambulance with festoons of green leaves.
Sarah Bernhardt
But, when Christmas-eve arrived without my coming, she did not seem disappointed.
John Conroy Hutcheson
Christmas was approaching, and the next day, Christmas-eve, the tree was to be lighted.
Georg Ebers
Howbeit, it was his duty to pass Christmas-eve with his venerable mother.
Georg Ebers
On Christmas-eve, 1776, he crossed the Delaware with 2400 men.
Harper’s Young People, April 27, 1880
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British Dictionary definitions for christmas eve Christmas Eve noun
- the evening or the whole day before Christmas Day