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Webster 1913 Edition

Quadragesima

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Quadˊra-ges′i-ma

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Noun.
[L., fr.
quadragesimus
the fortieth, fr.
quadraginta
forty; akin to
quattuor
four. See
Four
.]
(Eccl.)
The forty days of fast preceding Easter; Lent.
Quadragesima Sunday
,
the first Sunday in Lent, about forty days before Easter.

Webster 1828 Edition

Quadragesima

QUADRAGES'IMA

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Noun.
[L. quadragesimus, fortieth, from quatuor, four.]
Lent; so called because it consists of forty days.

Definition 2024

quadragésima

quadragésima

See also: quadragesima and Quadragesima

Portuguese

Ordinal number

quadragésima f

  1. Feminine singular form of quadragésimo.

Abbreviations

  • 40ª

Related terms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadrāgēsima ‎(“the fortieth part; Lent”), substantive of quadrāgēsimus ‎(“fortieth”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: qua‧dra‧gé‧si‧ma

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