transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkris-məs ]
noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English Christemasse, from Old English Cristes mæsse, literally, Christ's mass
Date: before 12th century
1. : a Christian feast on December 25 or among some Eastern Orthodox Christians on January 7 that commemorates the birth of Christ and is usually observed as a legal holiday
2. : Christmastide
• Christ·mas·sy or Christ·masy -mə-sē adjective