01 imp. & p. p. imp. & p. p. of Lend.
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Entry
4 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Lent
/(lĕnt)/
· IPA /lɛnt/
02 n. A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches as commemorative of the …
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A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches as commemorative of the fast of our Savior.(Eccl.)
Phrases & compounds
Lent lily —
the daffodil; -- so named from its blossoming in spring.
03 a. Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats.
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Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats.[Obs.]
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