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Pancake Day

n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) another name for Shrove Tuesday
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.Pancake Day - the last day before Lentpancake day - the last day before Lent    
Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday
Christian holy day - a religious holiday for Christians
Shrovetide - immediately preceding Lent
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Pancake Day

n (Brit) → Fastnachtsdienstag m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Pancake Day

n (Brit) → martedì m grasso
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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