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pre-Christmas
pre-Christmas adj.
Brit. 
/(ˌ)priːˈkrɪsməs/
, /(ˌ)priːˈkrɪsməs/U.S. /ˌpriˈkrɪsməs/
/ˌpriˈkrɪsməs/ΘΚΠ
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pre-Christmas1895
1895 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 12 Dec. 7/2 The use of holly in Christmas decorations is of great antiquity, and is probably merely a continuation of the Roman customs of pre-Christmas times.
1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. I. ii. xxvii. 338 Clyde..was invited by her to attend a pre-Christmas dance.
2003 New Internationalist Jan. (Chronicle 2002 Suppl.) 2/2 I was made to open my coat to ensure that I was not a suicide bomber about to do in the pre-Christmas crowd.
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