Etymology

Quinquagesima

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Today it means: A moveable feast in the Christian calendar on the Sunday 49 days before Easter Sunday (50 days counting inclusively). Full definition →

Medieval Latin quinquagesima dies ← ['la-med ',
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  1. ['la-med · borrowed from',
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromquinquagesima dies
  3. English todayQuinquagesima

Borrowed from Medieval Latin quinquagesima dies (“50th day”).

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