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noel (s) (noun), noels (pl)
1. A word commonly used to refer to Christmas, specifically the calendar days between December 24 and January 6: The holiday paper for wrapping gifts was printed with the word noel, spelled out in many colors.
2. Etymology: from Latin natalis, "natal"; from natus, " from nasci, "be born" from Old French noel: from Latin natalis, "having to do with birth".
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