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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin vigilia.
Pronunciation
Noun
wigilia f (related adjective wigilijny or wigiliowy)
- (literary) eve (day that precedes a holiday or important event)
- Synonym: przeddzień
- (Christianity) celebratory dinner eaten on Christmas Eve
- Hypernym: kolacja
- (Christianity) meals eaten at the celebratory dinner on Christmas Eve
- (Christianity) traditional Christmas gathering of a group of people to wish each other well and share a Christmas wafer
- Synonym: opłatek
- Hypernym: uroczystość
- (Ancient Rome, historical) vigilia (part of the night equal to three hours)
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Further reading
- wigilia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wigilia in Polish dictionaries at PWN