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Definition of Xmas in English: Xmasnoun ˈkrɪsməsˈɛksməs informal another term for Christmas Example sentencesExamples - Yesterday evening I sang carols for a company Xmas drinks event at the Abbotsford Convent.
- Here, I'd like to put on record that the abbreviation Xmas for Christmas is deplorable.
- We will be putting the Xmas tree up today, and probably hanging the cards up as well.
- This is an ideal Xmas present for those early shoppers and is guaranteed to be a good night's read.
- One of my Xmas presents was a waterproof radio that you can listen to in the shower.
- It was one of those presents that have impact far beyond the usual Xmas present run.
- Last week my good buddy Gord, from Edmonton, sent me a Xmas card and then yesterday he called me.
- I get paid a bit more for 10 weeks, which will be handy given the post Xmas debt I seem to have accumulated.
- It's not just a question of the core message of Christianity being lost in the Xmas diversions.
- It wasn't until the Xmas when I was ten that they finally gave it up and admitted I was right.
- Being Xmas it was turkey, salad, stuffing, crusty bread, and didn't it go down well!
- I went to the Xmas / engagement party of my old flat mate Nicola Walker last night.
- If we're still here when it does we'll decorate it and it'll be our Xmas tree.
- I've dreaded this morning, it was the day I had to go and get the Xmas shopping, not the presents but the food and drink.
- There was a happy Xmas photo of Chris and his wife in chilly Edinburgh attached which I reproduce here.
- Welcome back and hopefully your Xmas and New Year holidays were packed with adventure.
- A coach took us to Lamberhurst to have our Xmas dinner at The Brown Trout, a very enjoyable outing and a really good meal.
- It all began with an innocent Xmas dinner, which turned into a rather debauched affair.
- However, I do hear you, and I promise to remove your name from my personal Xmas card list at the end of the year.
- One Xmas, we packed the boys up and headed north with 4 other families to stay for a week in a motel on the coast.
- I'd love to send you a Xmas card to say hi and seasons greetings blah blah, that kinda thing.
- I have a new digital camera on my Xmas list as my current one is knackered.
Synonyms christmas, christmastime, christmastide, festive season
Origin X representing the initial chi of Greek Khristos 'Christ'. This term for Christmas was originally only a written form, with X representing the initial letter of Greek Khristos, ‘Christ’, in the Greek alphabet. It is not possible to tell when people started pronouncing it with the sound of x.
Definition of Xmas in US English: Xmasnoun informal another term for Christmas Example sentencesExamples - It was one of those presents that have impact far beyond the usual Xmas present run.
- We will be putting the Xmas tree up today, and probably hanging the cards up as well.
- Being Xmas it was turkey, salad, stuffing, crusty bread, and didn't it go down well!
- Last week my good buddy Gord, from Edmonton, sent me a Xmas card and then yesterday he called me.
- One of my Xmas presents was a waterproof radio that you can listen to in the shower.
- It wasn't until the Xmas when I was ten that they finally gave it up and admitted I was right.
- Here, I'd like to put on record that the abbreviation Xmas for Christmas is deplorable.
- I went to the Xmas / engagement party of my old flat mate Nicola Walker last night.
- However, I do hear you, and I promise to remove your name from my personal Xmas card list at the end of the year.
- I'd love to send you a Xmas card to say hi and seasons greetings blah blah, that kinda thing.
- There was a happy Xmas photo of Chris and his wife in chilly Edinburgh attached which I reproduce here.
- Yesterday evening I sang carols for a company Xmas drinks event at the Abbotsford Convent.
- I've dreaded this morning, it was the day I had to go and get the Xmas shopping, not the presents but the food and drink.
- Welcome back and hopefully your Xmas and New Year holidays were packed with adventure.
- It's not just a question of the core message of Christianity being lost in the Xmas diversions.
- I get paid a bit more for 10 weeks, which will be handy given the post Xmas debt I seem to have accumulated.
- I have a new digital camera on my Xmas list as my current one is knackered.
- This is an ideal Xmas present for those early shoppers and is guaranteed to be a good night's read.
- A coach took us to Lamberhurst to have our Xmas dinner at The Brown Trout, a very enjoyable outing and a really good meal.
- One Xmas, we packed the boys up and headed north with 4 other families to stay for a week in a motel on the coast.
- If we're still here when it does we'll decorate it and it'll be our Xmas tree.
- It all began with an innocent Xmas dinner, which turned into a rather debauched affair.
Synonyms christmas, christmastime, christmastide, festive season
Origin X representing the initial chi of Greek Khristos ‘Christ’. |