quinzaine

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noun

The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both days in the reckoning.

OriginFrench quinzaine →
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Meanings

nounquinzaine (plural quinzaines)

plural quinzaines

  1. The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both days in the reckoning.
  2. communicationsA piece of verse having fifteen syllables.

Origin

  1. Frenchquinzaine
  2. Frenchquinzaine
  3. Englishquinzaine

Borrowed from French quinzaine.

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APA

quinzaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinzaine

MLA

“quinzaine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinzaine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quinzaine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinzaine.

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