often capitalized
: the feast of the nativity of Jesus Christ : christmas

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Buche de Noel, or yule log, came in first in California, Tennessee and Louisiana — while residents of Alaska, Vermont and Idaho searched for the ever-popular sugar cookie more than anything else. Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024 Many modern-day Christmas rituals, like decorating trees and burning yule logs, are derived from Winter Solstice traditions. Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024 The Yule festival in German and pagan tradition is one of the oldest winter solstice celebrations in the world and includes burning a yule log—often the largest log a family could find—on the shortest and darkest day of the year. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 At Ember, specialty items include slow-roasted prime rib and Bailey's yule log. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for yule 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English yol, from Old English geōl; akin to Old Norse jōl, a pagan midwinter festival

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yule was before the 12th century

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“Yule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yule. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.

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