[Lent] n [ME lente springtime, Lent, fr. OE lencten; akin to OHG lenzin spring] (13c): the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter observed by the Roman Catholic, Eastern, and some Protestant churches as a period of penitence and fasting
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Meaning of LENT in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012