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Twelfth Day

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Twelfth Day  (twlfth)
n. Ecclesiastical
Epiphany.
Twelfth Day
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)
a.  Jan. 6, the twelfth day after Christmas and the feast of the Epiphany, formerly observed as the final day of the Christmas celebrations
b.  (as modifier) Twelfth-Day celebrations
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Noun1.Twelfth DayTwelfth day - twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
Epiphany of Our Lord, January 6, Three Kings' Day, Epiphany
Christian holy day - a religious holiday for Christians
Jan, January - the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice


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