veertigdagentijd
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]veertig (“forty”) + dagen (“days”) + tijd (“time, period”), based on Latin quadragesima, referring to the forty days (exclusive of Sundays) between Ash Wednesday and Easter.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]veertigdagentijd m (plural veertigdagentijden)
- (Christianity) Lent (fast before Easter)