Lenten

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Lenten

/ˈlɛntən/ UK

Rhymes with -ɛntən

Where it comes from

From Old English lenten, lencten, equivalent to Lent + -en.

adjective more Lenten · most Lenten

Pertaining to Lent; taking place during Lent. And perhaps it was the same politick drift that the Divell whipt St. Jerom in a lenten dream, for reading Cicero […].
Appropriate to Lent; meagre, sombre. To thinke, my Lord, if you delight not in Man, what Lenton entertainment the Players shall receiue from you […].

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adj pertaining to Lent

Español	cuaresmeño
Français	quadragésimal

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"Lenten." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lenten. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Lenten. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lenten

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@misc{lenten_2026,
  title = {Lenten},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lenten},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}