/ ˈwɪtsn; NAmE / noun
[ U , C ] the 7th Sunday after Easter and the days close to it
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Whit Sunday , reduced as if from Whitsun Day .
/ ˈwɪtsn; NAmE / noun
[ U , C ] the 7th Sunday after Easter and the days close to it
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Whit Sunday , reduced as if from Whitsun Day .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005