noel
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
noel (plural noels)
- 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A variant of nael, from the Latin adjective nātālis (“natal, having to do with birth”).
Noun[edit]
noel oblique singular, m (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)
- Christmas (Christmas Day)