Twelfth Night
noun/ˌtwelfθ ˈnaɪt/
/ˌtwelfθ ˈnaɪt/
[uncountable]- January 6th, the day of the Christian festival of EpiphanyTopics Religion and festivalsc2
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- the evening of January 5th, the day before Epiphany, which traditionally marks the end of Christmas celebrationsTopics Religion and festivalsc2
- a comedy play (c. 1601) by William Shakespeare. It is set in the court of Orsino, Duke of Illyria, and is a complicated love story. The humour of the play is provided mainly by the characters Malvolio, Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek. The play begins with one of Shakespeare's best-known lines: ‘If music be the food of love, play on.’
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