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lent: Meaning and Definition of
lent
Pronunciation: (lent), [key]
— v.
- pt. and pp. of
Lent
Pronunciation: (lent), [key]
— n.
- (in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
-lent
Pronunciation: [key]
- a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, var. ofpestilent.
See also:
- lent (Thesaurus)
