Chr
1
8.5
A short form people use for Christmas in writing and decorations
- noun
- Informal
:
Navidad
- Many people celebrate Chr with family.
Examples
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The store had a big sign that read 'Merry Chr and Happy New Year!'
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She wrote 'Chr party' on the invitation to save space.
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We decorated the house with Chr lights and ornaments.
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I love decorating for Chr!
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We decorated the house with Chr lights and ornaments.
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The store had a big sign that read 'Merry Chr and Happy New Year!'
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She wrote 'Chr party' on the invitation to save space.
Synonyms
Christmas
vsChr
∞
1.0
A Christian holiday on December 25 celebrating the birth of Jesus
is the informal shortened form used mainly in writing or decorations
Dec 25
vsChr
1
1.0
A Christian holiday on December 25 when people celebrate the birth of Jesus
is a brief written form used on cards and decorations, not a date
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chr is a short form of Christmas, which originally meant 'Christ's mass' (a church service for Christ), so people write Chr on cards and signs to mean the holiday.