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Ash Wednesday

Noun CEFR B2
æʃ wɛnz.dɛɪ

Definitions

  1. The Wednesday 46 days before Easter in a given year, (Catholicism) traditionally observed as the beginning of Lent and a day of strict abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
  2. A cocktail made from a mix of gin, heavy cream, honey syrup, and blackberries

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Examples

“Pope Gregory the Great introduced the sprinkling of ashes... which gave it the name⟳ of Ash-Wednesday.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

ash weevil ash-blond ash-blonde Ash-cum-Ridley ash-gray leaf bug ash-heap

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