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Shrove·tide 
[shrohv-tahyd] Pronunciation Key
[shrohv-tahyd] Pronunciation Key –noun
| the three days before Ash Wednesday, once a time of confession and absolution. |
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| Shrove·tide
(shrōv'tīd') Pronunciation Key
n. The three days, Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday, preceding Ash Wednesday. [Middle English schroftide : schrof-, shriving (from schriven, to shrive; see shrive) + tid, time; see tide1.] |
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Shrovetide
Shrove"tide`\, n. [From shrive to take a confession (OE. imp. shrof, AS. scr[=a]f) + tide.] The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and the morning of Ash Wednesday.
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