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11Lent — Lent, n. [OE. lente, lenten, leynte, AS. lengten, lencten, spring, lent, akin to D. lente, OHG. lenzin, langiz, G. lenz, and perh. fr. AS. lang long, E. long, because at this season of the year the days lengthen.] (Eccl.) A fast of forty days,… …
12Lent — Lent, a. [L. lentus; akin to lenis soft, mild: cf. F. lent. See {Lenient}.] 1. Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) See {Lento}. [1913 Webster] …
13Lent — puede referirse a Lent, comuna de Ain (Francia); Lent, comuna de Jura (Francia). Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí a través de …
14Lent — [lent] n. [ME lenten < OE lengten, the spring < Gmc * langat tin < base of LONG1 + * tina , day < IE base * dei , to shine > L dies, day: from the lengthening of the days in the spring; akin to Ger lenz, spring] 1. the period of… …
15Lent — (l[e^]nt), imp. & p. p. of {Lend}. [1913 Webster] …
16lent — [lent] v the past tense and past participle of ↑lend …
17Lent — n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Lenten springtime, Lent (11 17 centuries), from Old English lengten; because the days get longer in spring] the 40 days before Easter when some Christians eat less food or stop doing something that they enjoy… …
18Lent — [ lent ] the period of 40 days before Easter, starting on Ash Wednesday, when some Christians stop eating or doing something that they enjoy ╾ Len|ten adjective …
19Lent — late 14c., short for Lenten (n.) forty days before Easter (early 12c.), from O.E. lencten springtime, spring, the season, also the fast of Lent, from W.Gmc. *langa tinaz long days (Cf. O.S. lentin, M.Du. lenten, O.H.G. lengizin manoth), from… …
20lent — [lent] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of LEND …
