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Whitsuntides

Whitsuntides is the plural 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 Whitsuntides

What is Whitsuntides the plural of?
Whitsuntides is the plural of Whitsuntide.

Words near Whitsuntides in the dictionary

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

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