Eastertime

English

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  • Easter time

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-der.
Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ
Proto-West Germanic *Austrā
Old English Ēastre
Old English ēastre
Middle English ester
English Easter
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-y(eti)
Proto-Indo-European *-y(éti)
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y-
Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ
Proto-Indo-European *dih₂-mon-
Proto-Germanic *tīmô
Proto-West Germanic *tīmō
Old English tīma
Middle English tyme
English time
English Eastertime

    From Easter +‎ time.

    Noun

    Eastertime (countable and uncountable, plural Eastertimes)

    2. (loosely) The time during which Easter takes place; the Easter season.
      Meronyms: Holy Week, Easter Week, Octave of Easter
    4. (traditionally, precisely) Eastertide, a portion of that season or one that overlaps with it and extends past it.
      Meronyms: Easter Week < Octave of Easter

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