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noel

/noʊˈɛl/

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What does noel mean?

noun

  1. A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
  2. Acronym of no observed effect level.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from French.
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proper noun

  1. A female given name from French.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A city in McDonald County, Missouri, United States.
  4. A community in East Hants municipality, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. (dated, literary) Christmas.

interjection

  1. (archaic) A wish or expression of commemoration of Christmas.

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IPA pronunciation

/noʊˈɛl/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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In France the ancient name for Christmas is Noel, a term which until recently has baffled all antiquarian research.
Eliza Burt GambleThe God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in ReligionProject Gutenberg ebook #639
According to Noel, this is done particularly when one perceives one’s own foolish management: “How could you have behaved so foolishly!”
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
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Noel and Chapsal, overseers of the University, should use their influence in selling their selections from literature to the youth whose studies they are instructed to superintend in consideration of a salary?
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360
Noel Paton, the well-known painter, began his artistic career at Dunfermline and Paisley, as a drawer of patterns for table-cloths and muslin embroidered by hand; meanwhile working diligently at higher subjects, including the drawing of the human figure.
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935
It was principally through the extreme kindness of Mr. Estlin, the Right Hon. Lady Noel Byron, Miss Harriet Martineau, Mrs. Reid, Miss Sturch, and a few other good friends, that my wife and myself were able to spend a short time at a school in this country, to acquire a little of that education which we were so shamefully deprived of while in the house of bondage.
William Craft; Ellen CraftRunning a Thousand Miles for Freedom Or, The Escape of William and Ellen Craft from SlaveryProject Gutenberg ebook #585