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   Lent

   /lɛnt/

   noun

   • 1. (in the Christian Church) the period preceding Easter, which is devoted to fasting, abstinence, and penitence in commemoration of Christ's fasting in the wilderness. In the Western Church it runs from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, and so includes forty weekdays.
   • ▪ the boat races held at Cambridge University in the Lent term.

   Word Origin Middle English: abbreviation of Lenten.

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