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easter

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Synonyms: master, aster, caster, ester, easier, easte, faster, laster, easer, taster, raster

Antonyms: master, aster, caster, ester, easier, easte, faster, laster, easer, taster, raster

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|Christianity}}
  2. {{lb|en|UK|Ireland|law|education}} {{ellipsis of|en|Easter term}}.
  3. {{lb|en|paganism}} A [[festival]] held in honour of the [[goddess]] [[Eostre]] or [[Ostara]], celebrated at the vernal equinox or within the month of April; Eostre, Ostara.
  4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The [[Jewish#Adjective|Jewish]] [[Passover]].

Proper noun

  1. {{surname|en}}.

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[celebrate]] [[Easter#Noun|Easter]].
  2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[spend#Verb|spend]] the Easter [[season#Noun|season]] in some [[place#Noun|place]].

Adjective

  1. {{lb|en|now|dialectal}} [[eastern|Eastern]]. {{defdate|from 8th c.}}
  2. {{en-comparative of|east}}

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