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Billy and Janice had some fun with their daughter Lindsay along at the premiere of Twelfth Night at the Delacourte Theater in Central Park back in 1989.—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026 The Mardi Gras season officially begins January 6 on Twelfth Night and runs through the day before Ash Wednesday.—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026 The season begins on January 6, or Twelfth Night, and runs through the day before Ash Wednesday, with the biggest parades and parties packed into the final two weeks.—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026 While popularized by William Shakespeare in the play Twelfth Night, the name predates his work.—Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for Twelfth Night
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of Twelfth Night was
before the 12th century