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- [lent]
- /lɛnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lent]
- /lɛnt/
Definitions of lents word
- noun lents (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. 1
- noun plural lents (at Cambridge University) Lent term boat races 0
- adjective lents masculine plural of lent. 0
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Origin of lents
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English lente(n), Old English lencten, lengten spring, Lent, literally, lengthening (of daylight hours); cognate with Dutch lente, German Lenz spring; see Lenten
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Parts of speech for Lents
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lents popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% 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.