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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The open time; that part of the year outside Lent when there is no required fast. obsolete, rare, uncountable
2. 2
   Open time; the time when something is open, accessible. literary, rare, uncountable

   "Her soul was as a flower in its opetide. She was in love."

Synonyms

All synonyms

opentideopentide

Example

More examples

"Her soul was as a flower in its opetide. She was in love."

Etymology

From ope + tide. Compare earlier opentide.

Related phrases

open time

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