whitsun
IPA: hwˈɪtsʌn
Root Word: Whitsun
noun
- Whitsunday
- The holiday beginning on Whitsunday
adjective
- Of, or relating to Whitsunday or Whitsuntide
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Examples of "whitsun" in Sentences
- As MPs take a whitsun break, I'm taking a few days to recover from Manchester United's night of glory in Moscow and late night by-electioneering in Crewe.
- As MPs take a whitsun break, I'm taking a few days to recover from Manchester United's night of glory in Moscow and late night by electioneering in Crewe.
- There are three fairs in the year, viz. February 24th, Tuesday in the whitsun week, and the Tuesday before St. Michael; at which time the races take place, and have been for a number of years both numerously and genteely attended; as a proof of it, the inhabitants in the year
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