Etymology

quinquagesimal

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Today it means: Of or related to a set of 50 people or items. Full definition →

Medieval Latin quinquagesimus
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromquinquagesimus“fiftieth”
  2. English todayquinquagesimal

From Medieval Latin quinquagesimus (“fiftieth”) + -al.

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