"X'mas day" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: X'mas days [plural], X'mas Day [alternative], X-mas Day [alternative], X-mas day [alternative], Xmas Day [alternative], Xmas day [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} X'mas day (plural X'mas days)
  1. (informal) Abbreviation of Christmas day. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: Christmas day
    Sense id: en-X'mas_day-en-noun-Me6K2GUV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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