Twelfth-night

Twelfth-night
Twelfth-night Twelfth"-night`, n. The evening of Epiphany, or the twelfth day after Christmas, observed as a festival by various churches. [1913 Webster]

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  • Twelfth Night — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Neo Prog Gründung 1978 Auflösung 1987 Neugründung 2007 Websit …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Twelfth Night — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For other uses, see Twelfth Night (disambiguation). Malvolio courts a bemused Olivia, while Maria covers her amusement, in an engraving by R. Staines after a painting by Daniel Maclise. Twelfth Night; or …   Wikipedia

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  • Twelfth Night — (5/6 January)    Still regarded by many people as the end of the *Christmas season, and this has a long standing official sanction, as the Council of Tours of ad 567 ruled that the twelve days from the Nativity to the Epiphany would constitute… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • Twelfth Night — 1. the evening before Twelfth Day, formerly observed with various festivities. 2. the evening of Twelfth Day itself. 3. (italics) a comedy (1602) by Shakespeare. [bef. 900; ME; OE] * * * ▪ work by Shakespeare in full  Twelfth Night; or, What You… …   Universalium

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