Twelfthtide

English

/ˈtwɛlfθtaɪd/

proper noun

Definitions

(archaic) The season including Epiphany (the twelfth day after Christmas) and the evening of the preceding day (Twelfth Night), regarded as the end of the Christmas season; Epiphany itself.

Etymology

Suffix from English twelfth.

Origin

English

twelfth

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Cognates and derived terms

twelfth English
twelfthly English
twelve English
twelfthe Middle English