EASTER


Meaning of EASTER in English

Eas ‧ ter /ˈiːstə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: eastre ]

1 . a Christian holy day in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life:

on Easter Sunday

⇨ ↑ Good Friday

2 . the period of time just before and after Easter Day

at Easter

We’ll probably go away at Easter.

Easter holiday/weekend/break

We spent the Easter holidays in Wales.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.