"Christmas Eve" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Christmas Eve.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Christmas Eves [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English Cristemasse eve, from an assumed Old English *Cristes mæsseǣfen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Cristemasse eve}} Middle English Cristemasse eve, {{inh|en|ang|*Cristes mæsseǣfen}} Old English *Cristes mæsseǣfen Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s|head=Christmas Eve}} Christmas Eve (plural Christmas Eves)
  1. The evening before Christmas Day. Categories (topical): Christmas Related terms: Boxing Day, St. Stephen's Day
    Sense id: en-Christmas_Eve-en-name-0OU3Tqwn Disambiguation of Christmas: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
  2. The day before Christmas Day. Categories (topical): Christmas
    Sense id: en-Christmas_Eve-en-name-C1WLDGnp Disambiguation of Christmas: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (day before Christmas Day): Oukersdag (Afrikaans), ճրագալույց (čragaluycʿ) (Armenian), vigília de Nadal [feminine] (Catalan), nit de Nadal [feminine] (Catalan), Štědrý den [masculine] (Czech), juleaftensdag [common-gender] (Danish), jõululaupäev (Estonian), jólaaftan [masculine] (Faroese), jouluaatto (Finnish), veille de Noël [feminine] (French), véspera de Nadal [feminine] (Galician), Heiligabend [masculine] (German), Vortag vor Weihnachten [masculine] (German), Παραμονή Χριστουγέννων (Paramoní Christougénnon) [feminine] (Greek), juulliaraq (Greenlandic), ערב חג המולד (érev khág hamolád) [masculine] (Hebrew), aðfangadagur jóla [masculine] (Icelandic), aðfangadagur [masculine] (Icelandic), Vigilia [feminine] (Italian), クリスマスイブ (kurisumasu ibu) (Japanese), Kūčios [feminine, plural] (Lithuanian), Kūčių diena [feminine] (Lithuanian), Kalėdų išvakarės [feminine, plural] (Lithuanian), gwězdka [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), Ба́дник (Bádnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), Lejliet il-Milied (Maltese), julaften [masculine] (Norwegian), Wigilia [feminine] (Polish), véspera de Natal [feminine] (Portuguese), соче́льник (sočélʹnik) [masculine] (Russian), Ба̏дња̄к [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Ба̏дњӣ да̑н [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Bȁdnjāk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Bȁdnjī dȃn [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), rosttovkäänan (Skolt Sami), julafton [common-gender] (Swedish), dopparedagen (Swedish), Bisperas ng Pasko (Tagalog), đêm Nô-en (Vietnamese) Translations (evening before Christmas Day): Oukersaand (Afrikaans), ճրագալույց (čragaluycʿ) (Armenian), Вігілія (Vihilija) [feminine] (Belarusian), Бъ́дни ве́чер (Bǎ́dni véčer) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Вельія (Velʹija) [feminine] (Carpathian Rusyn), nit de Nadal [feminine] (Catalan), 平安夜 (english: ping⁴ on¹ je⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 平安夜 (píng'ānyè) (Chinese Mandarin), Štědrý večer [masculine] (Czech), juleaften [common-gender] (Danish), kerstavond [masculine] (Dutch), jõuluõhtu (Estonian), jólaaftan [masculine] (Faroese), jouluaatto (Finnish), veillée de Noël [feminine] (French), nuit de Noël [feminine] (French), réveillon de Noël [masculine] (French), Kolada ajunu (Gagauz), Noiteboa [feminine] (Galician), Heiligabend [masculine] (German), Heiliger Abend [masculine] (German), Christnacht [feminine] (German), Weihnachtabend [masculine] (German), Weihnachtsabend [masculine] (German), Heilige Nacht [feminine] (German), juulliaraq (Greenlandic), ערב חג המולד (érev khág hamolád) [masculine] (Hebrew), karácsonyéj (Hungarian), karácsonyest (Hungarian), karácsony este (Hungarian), szenteste (Hungarian), aðfangadagskvöld [neuter] (Icelandic), jólaaftann [masculine] (Icelandic), Oíche Nollag [feminine] (Irish), Vigilia di Natale [feminine] (Italian), クリスマスイブ (kurisumasu ibu) (Japanese), រាត្រីបុណ្យណូអែល (riətrəy bon nouʼael) (Khmer), куття лун (kutťa lun) (Komi-Zyrian), 성탄절 전야 (seongtanjeol jeonya) (Korean), 크리스마스이브 (keuriseumaseu'ibeu) (Korean), Kūčių vakaras [masculine] (Lithuanian), Hilligavend (Low German), Heiligavend (Low German), Hilligabend (Low German), Hilligobend (Low German), Heiligobend (Low German), gwězdka [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), Ба́дна ве́чер (Bádna véčer) [feminine] (Macedonian), Lejliet il-Milied (Maltese), Oie'll Vayree [feminine] (Manx), Oie'll Voirrey [feminine] (Manx), julaften [masculine] (Norwegian), geolæfen [masculine] (Old English), Wienachtsowent [neuter] (Plautdietsch), Wigilia [feminine] (Polish), vigília de Natal [feminine] (Portuguese), véspera de Natal [feminine] (Portuguese), Ajunul Crăciunului [neuter] (Romanian), соче́льник (sočélʹnik) [masculine] (Russian), Oidhche Nollaige [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), Ба̏дња̄ ве̏че̄р [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Bȁdnjā vȅčēr [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), rosttovkäänan (Skolt Sami), Štedrý Večer [masculine] (Slovak), Nochebuena [feminine] (Spanish), julaftons kväll [common-gender] (Swedish), julaftonskväll [common-gender] (Swedish), Bisperas ng Pasko (Tagalog), толсуразь ӝыт (tolsuraź džyt) (Udmurt), ымусьтон ӝыт (ymuśton džyt) (Udmurt), Святий Вечір (Svjatyj Večir) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Святвечір (Svjatvečir) [masculine] (Ukrainian), đêm Nô-en (Vietnamese), Noswyl Nadolig [feminine] (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'day before Christmas Day': 47 53 Disambiguation of 'evening before Christmas Day': 54 46

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1681, Church of England, The book of common prayer",
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          "ref": "1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 27",
          "text": "Why was the cock supposed to crow all Christmas Eve (\"The bird of dawning singeth all night long\")?",
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          "ref": "1986, The Philippine Journal of Education, volume 65, page 38, column 1",
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      "word": "veillée de Noël"
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      "word": "nuit de Noël"
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      "word": "Kolada ajunu"
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      "word": "Noiteboa"
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      "word": "Heiligabend"
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      "word": "Christnacht"
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      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Heilige Nacht"
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      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "juulliaraq"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "érev khág hamolád",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ערב חג המולד"
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      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "karácsonyéj"
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      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
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      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "karácsony este"
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      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "szenteste"
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      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "aðfangadagskvöld"
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      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
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      "word": "jólaaftann"
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      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Oíche Nollag"
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Vigilia di Natale"
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      "roman": "kurisumasu ibu",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "クリスマスイブ"
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      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seongtanjeol jeonya",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "성탄절 전야"
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      "roman": "keuriseumaseu'ibeu",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "크리스마스이브"
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      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
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      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Hilligavend"
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
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      "word": "Heiligavend"
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
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      "lang": "Low German",
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
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      "word": "Hilligobend"
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      "_dis1": "54 46",
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      "word": "Heiligobend"
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    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Bádna véčer",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ба́дна ве́чер"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Lejliet il-Milied"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Oie'll Vayree"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Oie'll Voirrey"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "julaften"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "geolæfen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Wienachtsowent"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Wigilia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vigília de Natal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "véspera de Natal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ajunul Crăciunului"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sočélʹnik",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "соче́льник"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Oidhche Nollaige"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ба̏дња̄ ве̏че̄р"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bȁdnjā vȅčēr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt Sami",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "rosttovkäänan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Štedrý Večer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "gwězdka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
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      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nochebuena"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "julaftons kväll"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "julaftonskväll"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Bisperas ng Pasko"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "udm",
      "lang": "Udmurt",
      "roman": "tolsuraź džyt",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "толсуразь ӝыт"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "udm",
      "lang": "Udmurt",
      "roman": "ymuśton džyt",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "ымусьтон ӝыт"
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    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Svjatyj Večir",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Святий Вечір"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Svjatvečir",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Святвечір"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "đêm Nô-en"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "54 46",
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Noswyl Nadolig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Oukersdag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čragaluycʿ",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "ճրագալույց"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vigília de Nadal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nit de Nadal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Štědrý den"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "juleaftensdag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "jõululaupäev"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jólaaftan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "jouluaatto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "veille de Noël"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "véspera de Nadal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Heiligabend"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Vortag vor Weihnachten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Paramoní Christougénnon",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Παραμονή Χριστουγέννων"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "juulliaraq"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "érev khág hamolád",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ערב חג המולד"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aðfangadagur jóla"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "aðfangadagur"
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    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vigilia"
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      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kurisumasu ibu",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "クリスマスイブ"
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      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
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      "_dis1": "47 53",
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      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Kūčių diena"
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      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Kalėdų išvakarės"
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    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Bádnik",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Ба́дник"
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      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "mt",
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      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Lejliet il-Milied"
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      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "julaften"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Wigilia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "véspera de Natal"
    },
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      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sočélʹnik",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "соче́льник"
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      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ба̏дња̄к"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ба̏дњӣ да̑н"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bȁdnjāk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bȁdnjī dȃn"
    },
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      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt Sami",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "rosttovkäänan"
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      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "julafton"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "dopparedagen"
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    {
      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Bisperas ng Pasko"
    },
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      "_dis1": "47 53",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "đêm Nô-en"
    }
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      "word": "St. Stephen's Day"
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          "ref": "1681, Church of England, The book of common prayer",
          "text": "This Collect is to be repeated every day with the other Collects in Advent, until Christmas-Eve.",
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          "ref": "1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 27",
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          "ref": "1986, The Philippine Journal of Education, volume 65, page 38, column 1",
          "text": "The family celebrated Christmas Eves together in the military stockade, sleeping on mattresses on the floor of Ninoy’s cell.",
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          "ref": "2015, Rhoda G. Penny, chapter 7, in An Extra Ordinary Life, Mustang, Okla.: Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC, page 62",
          "text": "Brad led Matthew into the family room where they celebrated Christmas Eves and told Matthew, “Papa’s gone. He’s in heaven, and we’ll never see him again.”",
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          "ref": "2017, Gillian McAllister, Everything but the Truth, London: Penguin Books, page 294",
          "text": "And I was mourning the future, too. That Wally wouldn’t spend Christmas Eves with both of his parents, dressed up like a Santa or a Christmas pudding, overindulged in the morning.",
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        {
          "ref": "2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 30",
          "text": "In 1965, all Coventry's banks closed at noon on Christmas Eve for the first time, to \"enable bank staff to get away at a reasonable time\". […] On Christmas Day itself there will be no trains, for recent experience has shown that few wish to travel then, even on services which had been drastically reduced: earlier closing of shops and offices on Christmas Eve is the chief reason for this change in the pattern of travel.",
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      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Oukersaand"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čragaluycʿ",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "ճրագալույց"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Vihilija",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Вігілія"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Bǎ́dni véčer",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Бъ́дни ве́чер"
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    {
      "code": "rue",
      "lang": "Carpathian Rusyn",
      "roman": "Velʹija",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Вельія"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nit de Nadal"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "ping⁴ on¹ je⁶",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "平安夜"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "píng'ānyè",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "平安夜"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Štědrý večer"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "juleaften"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kerstavond"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "jõuluõhtu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jólaaftan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "jouluaatto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "veillée de Noël"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nuit de Noël"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "réveillon de Noël"
    },
    {
      "code": "gag",
      "lang": "Gagauz",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Kolada ajunu"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Noiteboa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Heiligabend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Heiliger Abend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Christnacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Weihnachtabend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Weihnachtsabend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Heilige Nacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "juulliaraq"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "érev khág hamolád",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ערב חג המולד"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "karácsonyéj"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "karácsonyest"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "karácsony este"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "szenteste"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "aðfangadagskvöld"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jólaaftann"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Oíche Nollag"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vigilia di Natale"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kurisumasu ibu",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "クリスマスイブ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "riətrəy bon nouʼael",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "រាត្រីបុណ្យណូអែល"
    },
    {
      "code": "kpv",
      "lang": "Komi-Zyrian",
      "roman": "kutťa lun",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "куття лун"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seongtanjeol jeonya",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "성탄절 전야"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "keuriseumaseu'ibeu",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "크리스마스이브"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kūčių vakaras"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Hilligavend"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Heiligavend"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Hilligabend"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Hilligobend"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Heiligobend"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Bádna véčer",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ба́дна ве́чер"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Lejliet il-Milied"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Oie'll Vayree"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Oie'll Voirrey"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "julaften"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "geolæfen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Wienachtsowent"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Wigilia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vigília de Natal"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "véspera de Natal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ajunul Crăciunului"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sočélʹnik",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "соче́льник"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Oidhche Nollaige"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ба̏дња̄ ве̏че̄р"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bȁdnjā vȅčēr"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt Sami",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "rosttovkäänan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Štedrý Večer"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gwězdka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nochebuena"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "julaftons kväll"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "julaftonskväll"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Bisperas ng Pasko"
    },
    {
      "code": "udm",
      "lang": "Udmurt",
      "roman": "tolsuraź džyt",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "толсуразь ӝыт"
    },
    {
      "code": "udm",
      "lang": "Udmurt",
      "roman": "ymuśton džyt",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "ымусьтон ӝыт"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Svjatyj Večir",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Святий Вечір"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Svjatvečir",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Святвечір"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "word": "đêm Nô-en"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "evening before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Noswyl Nadolig"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Oukersdag"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čragaluycʿ",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "ճրագալույց"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vigília de Nadal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nit de Nadal"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Štědrý den"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "juleaftensdag"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "jõululaupäev"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jólaaftan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "jouluaatto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "veille de Noël"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "véspera de Nadal"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Heiligabend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Vortag vor Weihnachten"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Paramoní Christougénnon",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Παραμονή Χριστουγέννων"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "juulliaraq"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "érev khág hamolád",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ערב חג המולד"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aðfangadagur jóla"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aðfangadagur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vigilia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kurisumasu ibu",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "クリスマスイブ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Kūčios"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kūčių diena"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Kalėdų išvakarės"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Bádnik",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ба́дник"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Lejliet il-Milied"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "julaften"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Wigilia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "véspera de Natal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sočélʹnik",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "соче́льник"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ба̏дња̄к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ба̏дњӣ да̑н"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bȁdnjāk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bȁdnjī dȃn"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt Sami",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "rosttovkäänan"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gwězdka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "julafton"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "dopparedagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "Bisperas ng Pasko"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "day before Christmas Day",
      "word": "đêm Nô-en"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Christmas Eve"
}

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