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单词 quinquagesima
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Quinquagesima

[ kwing-kwuh-jes-uh-muh, kwin- ]
/ ˌkwɪŋ kwəˈdʒɛs ə mə, ˌkwɪn- /

noun

the Sunday before Lent; Shrove Sunday.

Origin of Quinquagesima

1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin, short for Latin quīnquāgēsima diēs fiftieth day

OTHER WORDS FROM Quinquagesima

Quin·qua·ges·i·mal, adjective

Words nearby Quinquagesima

quinonoid, quinoxaline, quinq., quinquagenarian, quinquagenary, Quinquagesima, quinque-, quinquecentenary, quinquefid, quinquefoil, quinquefoliate
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Example sentences from the Web for Quinquagesima

  • Quinquagesima Sunday, the Sunday before the beginning of Lent.

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
  • A calf bought for the convent for Quinquagesima Sunday (Shrovetide), 9d.

    English Monastic Life|Abbot Gasquet
  • Quinquagesima, kwin-kwa-jes′i-ma, n. a period of fifty days.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Quinquagesima

Quinquagesima
/ (ˌkwɪŋkwəˈdʒɛsɪmə) /

noun

the Sunday preceding Ash Wednesday, the beginning of LentAlso called: Quinquagesima Sunday

Word Origin for Quinquagesima

C14: via Medieval Latin from Latin quinquāgēsima diēs fiftieth day
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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