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Eastertime

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The time during which Easter takes place; the Easter season.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Meronyms: Holy Week, Easter Week, Octave of Easter

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Eastertide, a portion of that season or one that overlaps with it and extends past it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: traditionally; precisely; traditionally; precisely

Examples

  • Meronyms: Easter Week < Octave of Easter

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Easter Proto-Indo-European *deh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh2y- Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Proto-Indo-European *dh2i-mon- Proto-Germanic *tīmô Proto-West Germanic *tīmō Old English tīma Middle English tyme English time English Eastertime From Easter + time.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: paastijd — Eastertime
  • Greek: Πασχαλιά (Paschaliá) — Eastertime