Eastertide

 [ee-ster-tahyd]  

Eas·ter·tide

   [ee-ster-tahyd]
noun
1.
Easter time.
2.
the week following Easter.
3.
the 50 days between Easter and Whitsuntide.
Origin:
1100–50; Middle English Estertyde, late Old English Eastren tyde. See Easter, tide1
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Eastertide (ˈiːstəˌtaɪd)
 
—n
the Easter season

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