Definition of Twelfth Night

Twelfth Nightnoun

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/ˌtwelfθ ˈnaɪt//ˌtwelfθ ˈnaɪt/

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January 6th, the day of the Christian festival of Epiphany

the evening of January 5th, the day before Epiphany, which traditionally marks the end of Christmas celebrations

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.’