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Noun: Shrove Tuesday
  1. The last day before Lent
    "People traditionally eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday";
    - Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, pancake day

Derived forms: Shrove Tuesdays

Type of: Christian holy day

Part of: Shrovetide

Encyclopedia: Shrove Tuesday