hebdomadary

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adjective

hebdomadal

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weeklyhebdomadalperiodicperiodical
OriginLate Latin hebdomadārius →
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Meanings

adjectivehebdomadary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletehebdomadal
nounhebdomadary (plural hebdomadaries)

plural hebdomadaries

  1. CatholicismA member of a chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or occurring every seven days

Similar
weeklyhebdomadalperiodicperiodical
Also see
hebdomadalweekly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Late Latinhebdomadārius
  2. Englishhebdomadary

From Late Latin hebdomadārius, from hebdomas (“week”).

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Translations

Catalan hebdomadari
  • hebdomadariholder of a week-long duty in a convent
French hebdomadier
  • hebdomadierholder of a week-long duty in a convent
Italian ebdomadario
  • ebdomadarioholder of a week-long duty in a convent
Latin hebdomadārius
  • hebdomadāriusholder of a week-long duty in a convent
Portuguese hebdomadário
  • hebdomadárioholder of a week-long duty in a convent
Spanish hebdomadario
  • hebdomadarioholder of a week-long duty in a convent
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APA

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Chicago

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