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Xmas

Xmas (also X-mas) is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas. It is sometimes pronounced /ˈɛksməs/, but Xmas, and variants such as Xtemass, originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation /ˈkrɪsməs/. The 'X' comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Christós (Ancient Greek: Χριστός, romanized…

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Anglo-Saxon ChronicleGeorge WoodwardLord ByronSamuel ColeridgeLewis Carroll
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AbbreviationChristmasGreekChiAncient Greek
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Style guides and etiquette

Style guidesThe New York TimesThe TimesThe GuardianBBC
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Xmas

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Xmas

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related to Use in English · 35
Xmas → American, An, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Around, Australia, Bernard Ward's History, Boston, Canada, Caribbean, Christmas, Common Abbreviations, Contraction, Early, Edmund's, English Dictionary, English Usage, English-language, Explanations, George Woodward, In
related to Use of X for 'Christ' · 23
Xmas → America, Christ, Christians, Christmas, Church League, December, George Washington Robnett, Gerald, Greek, Jesus, Jewish, Jewry, New Testament, News, Orthodox Christian, Santa Claus, Smith, The, The December, The Unknown Quantity
related to Style guides and etiquette · 14
Xmas → Australian English Usage, BBC, Etiquette, Manual, Millicent Fenwick, Style, The, The Cambridge Guide, The Christian Writer's Manual, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Times, Usage, Vogue's Book
related to External links · 7
Xmas → An, BBC, Christ, December, IC, Why, XC
related to In popular culture · 4
Xmas → Christmas, Futurama, In, TV
is a · 1
Xmas → source of disagreement among Christians who observe the holiday.The December 1957 News and Views published by the Church League of America

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christ english used word use christmas greek abbreviation usage jesus states abbreviations letter common first also term christian dictionary name

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Xmasis asource of disagreement among Christians who observe the holiday.The December 1957 News and Views published by the Church League of America0.90text
Xtemassinstance ofand variants0.80text
originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation /ˈkrɪsməsinstance ofand variants0.80text
Xmasrelated to External linksAn0.60section
Xmasrelated to External linksChrist0.60section
Xmasrelated to External linksIC0.60section
Xmasrelated to External linksXC0.60section
Xmasrelated to External linksWhy0.60section
Xmasrelated to External linksBBC0.60section
Xmasrelated to External linksDecember0.60section
Xmasrelated to In popular cultureIn0.60section
Xmasrelated to In popular cultureTV0.60section

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