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Whitsuntide

Whitsuntide noun: the week that begins with Whitsunday.

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...
    • There are eight 4-wheel coaches of the open toastrack type, but provided with roofs, and during the holiday season, usually beginning at Whitsuntide, trains are run as required on the one-engine-in-steam principle.1941 July, “The Isle of Man Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 315
  2. The weekend which includes Whitsunday.

Synonyms of Whitsuntide

Forms of Whitsuntide

pluralWhitsuntides
alternative formWhitsun Tide

Origin of Whitsuntide

From Whitsun (“Whitsunday”) + -tide.

Questions about Whitsuntide

What does Whitsuntide mean?
Whitsuntide means the week that begins with Whitsunday.
What part of speech is Whitsuntide?
Whitsuntide is a noun.
What is the plural of Whitsuntide?
The plural of Whitsuntide is Whitsuntides.

Words near Whitsuntide in the dictionary

  1. Whitsun-nights
  2. Whitsunday
  3. Whitsunday Islands
  4. Whitsundays
  5. Whitsuns
  6. Whitsuntide
  7. Whitsuntides
  8. Whitt
  9. Whittaker
  10. whittaw
  11. whittawer

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