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fastgang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fast-gang
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fasting.

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Shrove Tuesday.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English fast-gonge, equivalent to fast (“a period of fasting”) + gang (“a going, course”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

fast-gang (alternative)

Phrases

fasterns-een

Frequently Paired Words

fastens fasterns-een

Questions

What does fastgang mean?
A fasting.
Where does fastgang come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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