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Ten·ebrae (ten′ə brā′, -brē′)

a Holy Week night service (Wednesday through Friday), formerly widely observed in the Western Church, consisting of group recitation of Matins and Lauds of the following day in commemoration of Christ's death and burial

Etymology: L, pl., shadows, darkness: see temerity

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