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28-12-2010, 08:07 PM
Xmas (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Xmas) اضغط وشوف النطق
From X, the Greek letter chi, first letter of Greek Khr[]stos, Christ; see Christ.]
Usage Note: Xmas has been used for hundreds of years in religious writing, where the X represents a Greek chi, the first letter of Christ." In this use it is parallel to other forms like Xtian, "Christian." But people unaware of the Greek origin of this X often mistakenly interpret Xmas as an informal shortening pronounced I]Many therefore frown upon the term Xmas because it seems to them a commercial convenience that omits Christ from Christmas.
From X, the Greek letter chi, first letter of Greek Khr[]stos, Christ; see Christ.]
Usage Note: Xmas has been used for hundreds of years in religious writing, where the X represents a Greek chi, the first letter of Christ." In this use it is parallel to other forms like Xtian, "Christian." But people unaware of the Greek origin of this X often mistakenly interpret Xmas as an informal shortening pronounced I]Many therefore frown upon the term Xmas because it seems to them a commercial convenience that omits Christ from Christmas.