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easter

Pronunciation: /ˈiː.stə/

The English word “easter” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Eastern.

noun

  1. An easterly wind (a wind blowing from the east); especially, a strong one; a storm of such winds.

verb

  1. To move toward the east.

Etymology

From Old English eastera, eastra. Compare norther, souther, wester.

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