CHRISTMAS EVE

Meaning of CHRISTMAS EVE in English

ˌChristmas ˈEve BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

December 24th, the day before Christmas Day:

We spent Christmas Eve cooking and getting ready for Christmas Day.

Unfortunately, I’ve got to work on Christmas Eve.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

CHRISTMAS EVE — the evening or the day preceding Christmas. [ 1350-1400; ME ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHRISTMAS EVE — night before Christmas, night of December 24
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHRISTMAS EVE — ■ noun the day or evening before Christmas Day.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHRISTMAS EVE — noun [ U , C ] the day before Christmas Day, 24 December; the evening of this day
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHRISTMAS EVE — Christmas Eve is the 24th of December, the day before Christmas Day. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHRISTMAS EVE — ~ is the 24th of December, the day before Christmas Day. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHRISTMAS EVE — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ an 11 p.m. church service on Christmas Eve EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Although they …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHRISTMAS EVE — ➡ Christmas
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник, канун Рождества (Christmas) (24 декабря; рабочий день; ночью во многих церквах служат заутреню; дети обыкн. вешают у кровати носок, …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник сочельник, канун рождества (24 декабря)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник сочельник, канун рождества (24 декабря)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHRISTMAS EVE — Сочельник
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHRISTMAS EVE — Сочельник
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник, канун рождества ( 24 декабря )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник, канун рождества ( 24 декабря )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник, канун рождества ( 24 декабря )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHRISTMAS EVE — рождественский сочельник
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CHRISTMAS EVE — рождественский сочельник
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник
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CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CHRISTMAS EVE — Рождество Христово
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник, канун Рождества [Christmas] (24 декабря; рабочий день; ночью во многих церквах служат заутреню; дети обыкн. вешают у кровати носок, …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник сочельник, канун рождества (24 декабря)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHRISTMAS EVE — сочельник сочельник, канун рождества (24 декабря)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHRISTMAS — Christian festival celebrated on December 25, commemorating the birth of Jesus . December 25 had already been identified by Sextus …
Английский словарь Британика
EVE — I. ˈēv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, variant of even 1. : evening from morn to noon he …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHRISTMAS — I. ˈkrisməs noun ( -es ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Middle English Cristemasse, Cristes mæsse, from Old English Cristes mæsse, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EVE — /eev/ , n. 1. ( sometimes cap. ) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHRISTMAS — n. surname of a child with Christmas disease
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHRISTMAS — v. spend Christmas (e.g.: "My daughter Christmassed with her friends")
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHRISTMAS — n. Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ (celebrated on December 25); Yule; period before and after Christmas, period …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EVE — noun evening. 2. eve ·noun the evening before a holiday, from the jewish mode of reckoning the day as …
Webster English vocab
EVE — [eve] n [ME eve, even] (13c) 1: evening 2: the evening or the day before a special day 3: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHRISTMAS — (from Old English Cristes maesse, "Christ's mass"), Christian festival celebrated on December 25, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
EVE — eve, Eve BrE AmE iːv
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHRISTMAS — Christmas BrE AmE ˈkrɪs məs § ˈkrɪz- —in very careful speech sometimes ˈkrɪst- ▷ Christmas|es ɪz əz ▶ ˈ Christmas …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EVE — / iːv; NAmE / noun 1. the day or evening before an event, especially a religious festival or holiday : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHRISTMAS — / ˈkrɪsməs; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] 1. (also ˌChristmas ˈDay ) 25 December, the day when …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EVE — Eve BrE AmE the first woman, according to the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions. In the Old Testament of the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EVE — eve /iːv/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: even 'evening' (11-21 centuries) , from Old English æfen ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHRISTMAS — Christ ‧ mas /ˈkrɪsməs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: Cristes mæsse 'Christ's ⇨ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EVE — n. 1 the evening or day before a church festival or any date or event (Christmas Eve; the eve of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHRISTMAS — n. & int. --n. (pl. Christmases) 1 (also Christmas Day) the annual festival of Christ's birth, celebrated on 25 Dec. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EVE — n. 1 the evening or day before a church festival or any date or event (Christmas Eve; the eve of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHRISTMAS — n. & int. n. (pl. Christmases) 1 (also Christmas Day) the annual festival of Christ's birth, celebrated on 25 Dec. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EVE — n.1 the evening or day before a church festival or any date or event (Christmas Eve; the eve of the …
Oxford English vocab
CHRISTMAS — n. & int. --n. (pl. Christmases) 1. (also Christmas Day) the annual festival of Christ's birth, celebrated on 25 Dec. …
Oxford English vocab
EVE — ( eves) The eve of a particular event or occasion is the day before it, or the period of time …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHRISTMAS — ( Christmases) 1. Christmas is a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Christmas is celebrated on …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EVE — (~s) The ~ of a particular ~nt or occasion is the day before it, or the period of time just …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
EVE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Christmas Eve ▪ We spent Christmas Eve cooking and getting ready for Christmas Day. Eve's …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHRISTMAS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a birthday/Christmas/wedding cake (= a special cake for a birthday etc ) ▪ Lucy had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EVE — (DAY BEFORE) [noun] [U] - the period or day before an important event, or (old use) an eveningMr Hurd was …
Cambridge English vocab
CHRISTMAS — [noun] [not after the] - (the period just before and after) 25 December, a Christian holy day which celebrates the …
Cambridge English vocab
CHRISTMAS — n. Christian festival celebrated on December 25, commemorating the birth of Jesus . December 25 had already been identified by …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHRISTMAS — See: FATHER CHRISTMAS.
Slang English vocab
CHRISTMAS — n. Function: noun a festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Christ FF1C; gave presents on Christmas FF1E; Synonyms: Nativity, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHRISTMAS — noun a festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Christ gave presents on Christmas Synonyms: Nativity, noel, Xmas, yule, yuletide
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHRISTMAS — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good , nice ▪ traditional ▪ white ▪ The children are hoping for a white ~ (= …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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