Easter

/ˈistər/
/ˈistə/
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Other forms: Easters

Definitions of Easter
  1. noun
    a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
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    types:
    Pasch, Pascha
    the Christian festival of Easter
    type of:
    movable feast, moveable feast
    a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different years
Pronunciation
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/ˈistər/
UK
/ˈistə/
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