Lenten

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Lenten/ˈlɛnt(ə)n/

▶adjective of, in, or appropriate to Lent.

– origin OE lencten ‘spring, Lent’, of Gmc origin, rel. to long1 (perh. with ref. to the lengthening of the day in spring); now interpreted as being from Lent + -en2.

'Lenten' also found in these Oxford entries:

Lent - Lenten rose - Shrove Tuesday

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