Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

night before christmas

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: night be-fore christ-mas
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

The popular name for a poem by Clement Clarke Moore titled A Visit from St. Nicholas , a popular poem with the theme of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) coming to bring gifts to children on Christmans eve.

Questions

What does night before christmas mean?: The popular name for a poem by Clement Clarke Moore titled A Visit from St. Nicholas , a popular poem with the theme of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) coming to bring gifts to children on Christmans eve.

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