-tide
combining form
- poetic/literary denoting a specified time or season〈诗/文〉表示“季(节)”, “时期”:
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springtide.
- ■ denoting a festival of the Christian Church表示“(基督教的)节日”:
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Shrovetide.
-tide
Suffix
- Time; added to a festival name to indicate the period around that festival.
Etymology
From Old English; see tide.