Whitsun en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈʍɪt.sən/
- (Southern-England) audio
- hwĭtʹsən
- /ˈwɪt.sən/
- wĭtʹsən
Etymology
Apocopic form of Whitsunday.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of, or relating to Whitsunday or Whitsuntide
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Whitsun en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʍɪt.sən/
- (Southern-England) audio
- hwĭtʹsən
- /ˈwɪt.sən/
- wĭtʹsən
Etymology
Apocopic form of Whitsunday.
Meanings
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Whitsunday.
1909, Sidney Heath, Romance of Symbolism: Fonts and the symbols of baptism - The times [for baptism] of which Whitsun Eve is one, are specified by ... the constitutions for Orthobon for England, Gerona, 517, c. iv.
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The holiday beginning on Whitsunday.
1978, Peter Bailey, Leisure and class in Victorian England: Rational recreation and the contest for control, quoting "a British observation from early 20th century", read in Orvar Löfgren, On Holiday: A History of Vacationing (2002) - The excursion train used to vomit forth, at Easter and in Whitsun week, throngs of millhands of the period, cads and their flames, tawdry, blowsy, noisy, drunken.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitsuns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Whitsun Tuesday · Whitsun term · Whitsun Monday