Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The middle or fourth Sunday in Lent.
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Examples
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Laurence had chosen the mid-lent day for their purpose because it enabled her to give her servants a holiday and so get them out of the way.
An Historical Mystery Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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At Paris they were presented every year at mid-lent. [
Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals William Graham Sumner 1875
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