Lent

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Preterit and past participle of lend.
  • noun. A suffix in some adjectives of Latin origin, as flatulent, pestilent, pulverulent, turbulent, vinolent, violent, virulent, etc. It is not used in new English formations.
  • noun. An annual fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing till Easter, observed from very early times in the Christian church, in commemoration of Christ's forty days' fast (Mat. iv. 2), and as a season of special penitence and preparation for the Easter feast.
  • Slow; gentle; mild.
  • In music, same as lento.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • imp. & p. p. of lend.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. the daffodil; -- so named from its blossoming in spring.
  • adjective. Slow; mild; gentle.
  • adjective. See Lento.
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  • verb. Simple past tense and past participle of lend.
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  • noun. a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
  • Word Usage
    ""It's not lent, sure enough," said Larry Hogan, with a sly grin; "it's not _lent_, for you _gave_ it to him.""
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    season  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bendt  Brent  Gent  Ghent  Kent  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    gentle  mild  quadragesima  slow  
    variant
    lend  lento  
    verb-stem
    lend