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# noel

noun (Noel, noels); name (Noel, Noël)

«noel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) Another word for Christmas, used in songs and on cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noel/#m1)
2. A Christmas carol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noel/#m2)
3. (a name) Noel is a name for boys, Noelle for girls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noel/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used at Christmas: «The First Noel» is a famous carol. In The Wind in the Willows the field mice sing a carol at Mole's door. In French «Noël» means Christmas.

### Examples

- We sang «The First Noel» at church. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noel/#x1)
- The card said «Noel» in gold letters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noel/#x2)
- (French) In France people say «Joyeux Noël». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noel/#x3)
- My uncle Noel was born on Christmas Day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noel/#x4)
- The choir sang noels in the square. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noel/#x5)
- Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noel/#x6)

### Note

From French «Noël». Often with a capital N. Do not confuse with «no».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «noel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/noel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«noel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/noel.html) on Mova free.