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lent

vb the past tense and past participle of → lend

Lent
n

1 (Christianity) the period of forty weekdays lasting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, observed as a time of penance and fasting commemorating Jesus' fasting in the wilderness

2 modifier falling within or associated with the season before Easter
Lent observance

3 pl (at Cambridge University) Lent term boat races
(Old English lencten, lengten spring, literally: lengthening (of hours of daylight))

lent lily
n another name for the → daffodil

Lent term
n the spring term at Cambridge University and some other educational establishments

Lent
n

1 (Christianity) the period of forty weekdays lasting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, observed as a time of penance and fasting commemorating Jesus' fasting in the wilderness

2 modifier falling within or associated with the season before Easter
Lent observance

3 pl (at Cambridge University) Lent term boat races
(Old English lencten, lengten spring, literally: lengthening (of hours of daylight))

lent
vb the past tense and past participle of → lend

lent lily
n another name for the → daffodil

Lent term
n the spring term at Cambridge University and some other educational establishments

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