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| Ten·e·brae [ ténnə brày, ténnəbree ] |
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offices in Roman Catholic Church: in the Roman Catholic Church, the office of matins and lauds for the last three days of Holy Week
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takes a singular or plural verb
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin, "darkness," because candles are extinguished during the service in memory of the darkness at the Crucifixion] |
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