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whitsuntide

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Whit⋅sun⋅tide

  [hwit-suhn-tahyd, wit-]
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–noun
the week beginning with Whitsunday, esp. the first three days of this week.
Also called Whit Week.

Origin:
1175–1225; ME whitsone(n)tide. See Whitsun, tide 1
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Whit·sun·tide also Whit·sun Tide   (hwĭt'sən-tīd', wĭt'-)   
n.  The week beginning on Whitsunday, especially the first three days of this week.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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