Definitions for quinquagesimaˌkwɪŋ kwəˈdʒɛs ə mə, ˌkwɪn-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Quin•qua•ges•i•maˌkwɪŋ kwəˈdʒɛs ə mə, ˌkwɪn-(n.)
the Sunday before Lent; Shrove Sunday.
Category: Religion
Origin of Quinquagesima:
1350–1400; ME < ML, short for L quīnquāgēsima diēs fiftieth day
Princeton's WordNet
Quinquagesima, Quinquagesima Sunday(noun)
the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)
Wiktionary
Quinquagesima(Noun)
a Sunday in the Christian calendar. It is 50 days, using inclusive counting, backwards, from Easter Sunday.
Origin: from quinquagesima dies (50th day)
Webster Dictionary
Quinquagesima(adj)
fiftieth
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