SHROVETIDE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Immediately preceding Lent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("Shrovetide" is a kind of...):

season (a recurrent time marked by major holidays)

Meronyms (parts of "Shrovetide"):

Fat Tuesday; Mardi Gras; pancake day; Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent)

Holonyms ("Shrovetide" is a part of...):

church calendar; ecclesiastical calendar (a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals)

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