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TWELFTH DAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
Synonyms:
Epiphany; Epiphany of Our Lord; January 6; Three Kings' Day; Twelfth day
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("Twelfth day" is a kind of...):
Christian holy day (a religious holiday for Christians)
Holonyms ("Twelfth day" is a part of...):
Jan; January (the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice)