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21Lent — n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Lenten springtime, Lent (11 17 centuries), from Old English lengten; because the days get longer in spring] the 40 days before Easter when some Christians eat less food or stop doing something that they enjoy… …
22Lent — [ lent ] the period of 40 days before Easter, starting on Ash Wednesday, when some Christians stop eating or doing something that they enjoy ╾ Len|ten adjective …
23Lent — late 14c., short for Lenten (n.) forty days before Easter (early 12c.), from O.E. lencten springtime, spring, the season, also the fast of Lent, from W.Gmc. *langa tinaz long days (Cf. O.S. lentin, M.Du. lenten, O.H.G. lengizin manoth), from… …
24lent — [lent] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of LEND …
25Lent term — is the name of the spring Academic term at the following British universities: *University of Cambridge *LSE *Exeter University *University of Lancaster *University of Wales, Lampeterand was the name of the autumn term at the University of Sydney …
26lent — Mot Monosíl·lab Nom femení …
27lent — the past tense and past participle of lend …
28lent — фр. [лан] lente [лант] lentement [лантма/н] медленно …
29Lent — n. annual period of fasting and penitence observed by Christians in preparation for Easter (begins on Ash Wednesday and continues for 40 weekdays until Easter) …
30Lent — [lent] the period of 40 days before Easter, when for religious reasons some Christians stop doing or eating something that they enjoy …