"Ashwednesday" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Ashwednesdays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ashwednesday (plural Ashwednesdays)
  1. (now rare) Alternative spelling of Ash Wednesday Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: Ash Wednesday
    Sense id: en-Ashwednesday-en-noun-4zPKa3~M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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