Quinquagesima Definition
kwĭngkwə-jĕsə-mə
noun
The Sunday before Lent.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Quinquagesima Sunday
Origin of Quinquagesima
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Medieval Latin quīnquāgēsima from feminine of Latin quīnquāgēsimus fiftieth from quīnquāgintā fifty penkwe in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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