- Twelfthtide
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/twelfth"tuyd'/, n.the season of Twelfth Night and Twelfth Day.[1520-30; TWELFTH (DAY or NIGHT) + TIDE1]
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Twelfthtide
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Twelfthtide — Twelfth tide , n. The twelfth day after Christmas; Epiphany; called also {Twelfth day}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twelfthtide — /ˈtwɛlfθtaɪd/ (say twelfthtuyd) noun the season of Twelfth night and Twelfth day …
Twelfthtide — noun the season of Epiphany • Hypernyms: ↑season … Useful english dictionary
Twelfth-day — Twelfthtide Twelfth tide , n. The twelfth day after Christmas; Epiphany; called also {Twelfth day}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Epiphany — E*piph a*ny, n. [F. [ e]piphanie, L. epiphania, Gr. epifa nia (sc. ?), for epifa neia appearance, fr. epifai nein to show forth; epi + fai nein to show. See {Fancy}.] 1. An appearance, or a becoming manifest. [1913 Webster] Whom but just before… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twelfth-day — n. See {Twelfthtide}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
epiphany — n 1. incarnation, theophany, Hindu Myth. avatar; (all esp. of a deity) appearance, manifestation, revelation, apparition, embodiment, materialization. 2.Literature. perception, insight, inspiration, Fr. apercu; recognition, cognizance,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
twelvetide — obs. var. Twelfthtide … Useful english dictionary
