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Christmas present en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɹɪsməs ˌpɹɛzənt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Christmas + present (“gift”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Christmas, present.
    • Children believe that Santa Claus comes down the chimney to bring them Christmas presents.

Forms

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Christmas presents Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (29)

fr cadeau de Noël (Translations) · nb julegave (Translations) · pl prezent świąteczny (Translations) · it regalo di Natale (Translations) · af kersgeskenk (Translations) · de Weihnachtsgabe (Translations) · eo kristnaskodonaco (Translations) · nn julegåve (Translations) · af Kersfees present (Translations) · hu karácsonyi ajándék (Translations) · vi quà Nô-en (Translations) · ja クリスマスプレゼント (Translations) · es aguinaldo (Translations) · nn julepresang (Translations) · vo kritidalegivot (Translations) · nl kerstcadeau (Translations) · af Kersfees geskenk (Translations) · id hadiah Natal (Translations) · da julegave (Translations) · de Bescherung (Translations) · sv klapp (Translations) · de Weihnachtsgeschenk (Translations) · sv julklapp (Translations) · ceb pinaskohan (Translations) · is jólagjöf (Translations) · fr étrennes (Translations) · es aguilando (Translations) · nb julepresang (Translations) · fi joululahja (Translations)

Christmas present en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌkɹɪsməs ˈpɹɛzənt/

Etymology

Christmas + present (“relating to now, current”). Present is used as a postpositioned adjective. First popularized in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A contemporary Christmas.
    • Anita had been relieved to unload the burden of her Christmases Past following her Process but she certainly hasn't told Max any of the details of the Christmases present she'd be spending with John. 2012 May 3, Stella Duffy, chapter 13, in Wavewalker, Profile Books, →ISBN, section 5:
    • Christmas past becomes Christmas present. 1998 May 15, Janet Colsher Teitsort, Long-Distance Grandma: How to Stay Connected with Grandkids Far Away, Baker, →ISBN, page 145:

Forms

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Christmases present Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Ghost of Christmas Present

Relateds

Christmas past · Christmas future

wikipedia: A Christmas Carol · wikipedia: Charles Dickens