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lent term

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
lent term
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The second academic term of the University of Cambridge, and other educational institutions, running from January to March; equivalent to Hilary term at the universities of Oxford and Dublin.

Etymology

Lent + term.

Inflected Forms

Lent terms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Michaelmas term Easter term

Questions

What does lent term mean?
The second academic term of the University of Cambridge, and other educational institutions, running from January to March; equivalent to Hilary term at the universities of Oxford and Dublin.
Where does lent term come from?
Lent + term.

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