"Christmas present" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɪsməs ˌpɹɛzənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Christmas present.wav Forms: Christmas present s [plural]
Etymology: From Christmas + present (“gift”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Christmas|present|t2=gift}} Christmas + present (“gift”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|Christmas presents}} Christmas present (countable and uncountable, plural Christmas presents)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Christmas, present. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Translations): aguilando [masculine] (Spanish), aguinaldo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Christmas_present-en-noun-1ZWQasRG Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Spanish translations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˌkɹɪsməs ˈpɹɛzənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Christmas present2.wav Forms: Christmases present [plural]
Etymology: Christmas + present (“relating to now, current”). Present is used as a postpositioned adjective. First popularized in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Head templates: {{en-noun|~|Christmases present}} Christmas present (countable and uncountable, plural Christmases present)
  1. A contemporary Christmas. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Christmas Derived forms: Ghost of Christmas Present Related terms: Christmas past, Christmas future
    Sense id: en-Christmas_present-en-noun-5u2cUFqh Disambiguation of Christmas: 32 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms where the adjective follows the noun, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms where the adjective follows the noun: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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