n.
Pronunciation: ' ē -st ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English estre, from Old English ē astre; akin to Old High German ō starun (pl.) Easter, Old English ē ast east
Date: before 12th century
: a feast that commemorates Christ's resurrection and is observed with variations of date due to different calendars on the first Sunday after the paschal full moon
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