eastertide

Eas·ter·tide

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ee-ster-tahyd]
- /ˈi stərˌtaɪd/
- /ˈiː.stə.ˈtaɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ee-ster-tahyd]
- /ˈi stərˌtaɪd/

Definitions of eastertide word

noun eastertide Easter time. 1
noun eastertide the week following Easter. 1
noun eastertide the 50 days between Easter and Whitsuntide. 1
noun eastertide the Easter season 0
noun eastertide the period after Easter, extending in various churches to Ascension Day, Pentecost Sunday, or Trinity Sunday 0

See all 5 definitions of eastertide

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Origin of eastertide

First appearance:

before 1100

One of the 6% oldest English words

1100-50; Middle English Estertyde, late Old English Eastren tyde. See Easter, tide1

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Parts of speech for Eastertide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Eastertide

eastertide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

eastertide usage trend in Literature

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