"Charlie Brown's Christmas tree" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtʃɑːli bɹaʊns ˈkɹɪsməs tɹiː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtʃɑɹli bɹaʊns ˈkɹɪsməs tɹi/ [General-American] Forms: Charlie Brown's Christmas trees [plural]
Etymology: See Charlie Brown tree. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Charlie Brown's Christmas tree}} Charlie Brown's Christmas tree (plural Charlie Brown's Christmas trees)
  1. Synonym of Charlie Brown tree. Categories (topical): Christmas Categories (lifeform): Trees Synonyms: Charlie Brown tree [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Charlie_Brown's_Christmas_tree-en-noun-HXqQwnjP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2002, Wendell J. Powell I, “’Twas the Nite before Christmas – 1997”, in 12 Spiritual Voices, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 23:",
          "text": "Oh yes, 'twas the night before Christmas, / and it was a horrible site to see. / Things were looking sadder than Charlie Brown's / Christmas tree. / But hark! There was hope, and all was not lost.",
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          "ref": "2009, Steven L. Layne, “Acknowledgments”, in Igniting a Passion for Reading: Successful Strategies for Building Lifetime Readers, Portland, Me.: Stenhouse Publishers, →ISBN, pages xv–xvi:",
          "text": "When Rick laughs near me, the ground quakes because he is a California redwood, and I am Charlie Brown's Christmas tree. Now that I have won, he will not laugh. He will instead quietly pay for a very expensive dinner in a restaurant with no prices on the menu … and I will laugh. Though the story of the bet is true, beyond that has been Rick's earnest encouragement for me to move this book forward.",
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          "ref": "2017, Marilyn Peake, chapter 14, in Blood and Ashes: A Paranormal Romance Novel, [s.n.]: Marilyn Peake:",
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