"festive season" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: festive seasons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} festive season (plural festive seasons)
  1. The period around Christmas and New Year.
    Sense id: en-festive_season-en-noun-xff7Y2Ez Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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