| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Whitsun |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Whit·sun |
| PRONUNCIATION: | hw t s n, w t - |
| ADJECTIVE: | Of, relating to, or observed on Whitsunday or at Whitsuntide. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English whitsone, back-formation from whitsonday, Whitsunday. See Whitsunday.
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