opetide

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UK/ˈəʊptʌɪd/

noun

The open time; that part of the year outside Lent when there is no required fast.

Similar
opentide
First used 16th–17th c.Scrabble 10
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Meanings

nounopetide (uncountable)
  1. obsoleterareuncountableThe open time; that part of the year outside Lent when there is no required fast.First known use 16th–17th c.
  2. literaryrareuncountableOpen time; the time when something is open, accessible.First known use 20th c.

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

    1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
opentide

Origin

From ope + tide. Compare earlier opentide.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

epidote
Cite this entry
APA

opetide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opetide

MLA

“opetide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opetide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “opetide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opetide.

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