Lent term

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Lent term

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noun Lent terms

The second academic term of the University of Cambridge, and other educational institutions, running from January to March; equivalent to Hilary term at the universities of Oxford and Dublin.

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@misc{lent_term_2026,
  title = {Lent term},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lent%20term},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}