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Lent

of Lend

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Broader term 1

Season 76% connected

One of the divisions of the year, marked by alternations in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions of temperature, moisture, etc., ca…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Ash Wednesday 70% connected

The first day of Lent; -- so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lententide 92% connected

The season of Lenten or Lent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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