/ juːl; NAmE / noun
[ C , U ] ( old use or literary ) the festival of Christmas
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English gēol(a) Christmas Day ; compare with Old Norse jól , originally applied to a heathen festival lasting twelve days, later to Christmas.
/ juːl; NAmE / noun
[ C , U ] ( old use or literary ) the festival of Christmas
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English gēol(a) Christmas Day ; compare with Old Norse jól , originally applied to a heathen festival lasting twelve days, later to Christmas.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005