noel

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See also: Noel, NOEL, Nóel, noël, Noël, and Nô-el

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English nowel, from Anglo-Norman noel, Middle French noel, a variant of nael, from Latin adjective nātālis (natal, having to do with birth).

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Noun

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noel (plural noels)

  1. A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.

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Old French

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Etymology

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A variant of nael, from the Latin adjective nātālis (natal, having to do with birth).

Noun

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noel oblique singularm (oblique plural noeaus or noeax or noiaus or noiax or noels, nominative singular noeaus or noeax or noiaus or noiax or noels, nominative plural noel)

  1. Christmas (Christmas Day)