Etymology

Christmas present

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Christmas present · noun1

From Christmas + present (“gift”).

Christmas present · noun2

Christmas + present (“relating to now, current”). Present is used as a postpositioned adjective. First popularized in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

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