Definitions of quinquagesima [ˌkwɪŋ kwəˈdʒɛs ə mə, ˌkwɪn-]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Quinquagesima
the Sunday before Lent; Shrove Sunday.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < ML, short for L quīnquāgēsima diēs fiftieth day)

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1. (noun) Quinquagesima, Quinquagesima Sunday
the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)

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1. (adj) quinquagesima
fiftieth

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