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Whitsun

noun
🔊/ˈwɪtsn/
🔊/ˈwɪtsn/
 [uncountable, countable]
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  1. the 7th Sunday after Easter and the days close to it圣灵降临节，圣神降临节（复活节后的第 7 个星期日前后几天）Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWhitsun is used before these nouns:
    • recess
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Whit Sunday, reduced as if from Whitsun Day.