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Whitsuntide en · NOUN

Etymology

From Whitsun (“Whitsunday”) + -tide.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The week that begins with Whitsunday.
   • There are eight 4-wheel coaches of the open toastrack type, but provided with roofs, and during the holiday season, usually beginning at Whitsuntide, trains are run as required on the one-engine-in-steam principle. 1941 July, “The Isle of Man Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 315:
   • The third year he had a tailor staying with him before Whitsuntide, making new clothes for the holidays. 1881, P. Chr. Asbjörnsen [i.e., Peter Christen Asbjørnsen], translated by H. L. Brækstad, Round the Yule Log. Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, →OCLC, page 158:
   • The museum purchased the photo album for £420 (about $515). […] The photo album is titled "Reminiscences of a visit to Shaftesbury. Whitsuntide 1892. A present to Auntie from Ernest." 2023 November, Julia Binswanger, “Folk and Fairy Tales”, in Smithsonian Magazine:
2. (countable, uncountable) The weekend which includes Whitsunday.

Forms

Synonyms

Whitweek · Pentecost · Whitsun

Translations (3)

pl Zielone Świątki (week beginning on Whitsunday; weekend which includes Whitsunday) · fi helluntaiviikko (week beginning on Whitsunday; weekend which includes Whitsunday) · fr Pentecôte (week beginning on Whitsunday; weekend which includes Whitsunday)