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TWELFTH DAY

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Twelfth day mean?

• TWELFTH DAY (noun)
The noun TWELFTH DAY has 1 sense:

1. twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

Familiarity information: TWELFTH DAY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TWELFTH DAY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

Epiphany of Our Lord; January 6; Three Kings' Day; Twelfth day; Epiphany

Hypernyms ("Twelfth day" is a kind of...):

Christian holy day (a religious holiday for Christians)

Holonyms ("Twelfth day" is a part of...):

Jan; January (the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice)

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