"noel" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /nəʊˈɛl/ [UK] Forms: noels [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English nowel, from Anglo-Norman noel, Middle French noel, a variant of nael, from Latin adjective nātālis (“natal, having to do with birth”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|nowel}} Middle English nowel, {{der|en|xno|noel}} Anglo-Norman noel, {{der|en|frm|noel}} Middle French noel Head templates: {{en-noun}} noel (plural noels)
  1. (archaic) A wish or expression of commemoration of Christmas. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-noel-en-intj-V6sdTJ8N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: noël, nowell, nowel

Noun

IPA: /nəʊˈɛl/ [UK] Forms: noels [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English nowel, from Anglo-Norman noel, Middle French noel, a variant of nael, from Latin adjective nātālis (“natal, having to do with birth”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|nowel}} Middle English nowel, {{der|en|xno|noel}} Anglo-Norman noel, {{der|en|frm|noel}} Middle French noel Head templates: {{en-noun}} noel (plural noels)
  1. A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
    Sense id: en-noel-en-noun-OtOYulVx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: noël, nowell, nowel

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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