pancake day

pancake day
noun
the last day before Lent
Syn: ↑Mardi Gras, ↑Shrove Tuesday
Hypernyms: ↑Christian holy day
Part Holonyms: ↑Shrovetide

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noun or pancake tuesday
Usage: usually capitalized P&D&T
Etymology: so called from the custom of having pancakes on that day

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Pancake Day or Pancake Tuesday noun
Shrove Tuesday
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Main Entry:pan

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Pancake Day UK US noun informal
the Tuesday before the Christian period of lent begins, when people traditionally eat pancakes http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/pancake-day.htm
Thesaurus: important days in the christian calendarhyponym

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Pancake Day or Pancake Tuesday,
Shrove Tuesday, on which it was formerly customary to eat pancakes.

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noun [noncount]

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ˈPancake Day [Pancake Day Pancake Days] noun (informal)
the day before the beginning of Lent, when people traditionally eat ↑pancakes

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  • Pancake Day — Pancake ,Day noun INFORMAL the Tuesday before the Christian period of LENT begins, when people traditionally eat pancakes: SHROVE TUESDAY …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Pancake Day — ► NOUN ▪ Shrove Tuesday, when pancakes are traditionally eaten …   English terms dictionary

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