Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

christmas eve

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
christ-mas eve
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The evening before Christmas Day.

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Etymology

From Middle English Cristemasse eve, from an assumed Old English *Cristes mæsseǣfen.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Cristemasse eve, *Cristes mæsseǣfen

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Questions

What does christmas eve mean?
The evening before Christmas Day.
Where does christmas eve come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce christmas eve

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