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noun(Eas-ter)a feast that commemorates Christ's resurrection and is observed with variations of date due to different calendars on the first Sunday after the paschal full moon
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noun(Eas-ter)an imaginary rabbit originating in Germanic folklore that fills baskets left out by children with decorated eggs, candy, and presents and sometimes hides the decorated eggs for children to find on Easter
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noun(Eas-ter)an egg that is dyed and sometimes decorated and that is associated with the celebration of Easter
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noun(Eas-ter)a hidden feature in a commercially released product (such as software or a DVD)
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noun(Eas-ter)any of several white cultivated lilies (especially Lilium longiflorum) that bloom in early spring
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noun(Eas-ter)the Monday after Easter observed as a legal holiday in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and in North Carolina
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geographical name(Eas-ter)island of Chile in the southeastern Pacific 2000 miles (3200 kilometers) west of the coast area 46 square miles (119 square kilometers)
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noun(Eas-ter)a basket of candy, toys, etc., that is given to children at Easter
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noun(Eas-ter)one born or living down east