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Shrove Tuesday

noun

NAmE//ˌʃroʊv ˈtuzdeɪ//

, NAmE//ˌʃroʊvˈtuzdi//

[uncountable, countable]

(in the Christian Church) the day before the beginning of Lent compare Mardi Gras see Ash Wednesday

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