nundine

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UK/ˈnʌndʌɪn/US/ˈnənˌdaɪn/

noun

A market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts.

OriginLatin nundinae →
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Meanings

nounnundine (plural nundines)

plural nundines · alternative nundines

  1. A market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts.
  2. obsoleteAny recurring eight-day period; an eight-day 'week'.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
octet

Origin

  1. Latinnundinae“ninth-days”
  2. Englishnundine

From Latin nundinae (“ninth-days”), a clipped form of nundinae feriae (“ninth-day festivals”), from its observance every eighth day (9 counting inclusively) and from the Latin practice of treating most recurring calendrical days as plurals.

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APA

nundine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nundine

MLA

“nundine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nundine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nundine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nundine.

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