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Whitsun Tide

Whitsun Tide is the alternative form of Whitsuntide.

Meaning of Whitsuntide

Noun

Whitsuntide (countable and uncountable, plural Whitsuntides)

  1. The week that begins with Whitsunday.
    • The third year he had a tailor staying with him before Whitsuntide, making new clothes for the holidays.1881, P. Chr. Asbjörnsen [i.e., Peter Christen Asbjørnsen], translated by H. L. Brækstad, Round the Yule Log. Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, →OCLC...
  2. The weekend which includes Whitsunday.

Questions about Whitsun Tide

What is Whitsun Tide the alternative form of?
Whitsun Tide is the alternative form of Whitsuntide.

Words near Whitsun Tide in the dictionary

  1. whitsters
  2. Whitstone
  3. Whitstones
  4. Whitsun
  5. Whitsun Monday
  6. Whitsun Tide
  7. Whitsun Tuesday
  8. Whitsun-night
  9. Whitsun-nights
  10. Whitsunday
  11. Whitsunday Islands

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Whitsun Tide (page history and authors); Whitsuntide (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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