Noel \No"el\ (n[=o]"[e^]l), n. [F. no["e]l, L. natalis birthday,
   fr. natalis natal. See Natal.]
   Same as Nowel.
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	Nowel \Now"el\, n. [See Noel.] [Written also noel.]
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   1. Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the birth
      of the Savior. [Obs.]
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   2. (Mus.) A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin,
      sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas
      carol. --Grove.
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	Noel
    n 1: period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: Christmas,
         Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide,
         Noel]

	

	58 Moby Thesaurus words for "noel":
   Brautlied, Christmas carol, Kunstlied, Liebeslied, Nativity,
   Volkslied, alba, anthem, art song, aubade, ballad, ballade,
   ballata, barcarole, blues, blues song, boat song, bridal hymn,
   brindisi, calypso, canso, canticle, canzone, canzonet, canzonetta,
   carol, cavatina, chanson, chant, chantey, croon, croon song, dirge,
   ditty, drinking song, epithalamium, folk song, hymeneal, lay, lied,
   lilt, love song, love-lilt, matin, minstrel song, minstrelsy,
   national anthem, prothalamium, serena, serenade, serenata, song,
   theme song, torch song, war song, wedding song, yule, yuletide

	

	Noel, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
   Population (2000):    1480
   Housing Units (2000): 630
   Land area (2000):     2.000749 sq. miles (5.181915 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.056655 sq. miles (0.146735 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.057404 sq. miles (5.328650 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            52742
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             36.543361 N, 94.486238 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     64854
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Noel, MO
    Noel