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QUADRAGESIMA

\kwˈɒdɹe͡ɪd͡ʒsˌɪmə], \kwˈɒdɹe‍ɪd‍ʒsˌɪmə], \k_w_ˈɒ_d_ɹ_eɪ_dʒ_s_ˌɪ_m_ə]\

Definitions of QUADRAGESIMA

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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the first Sunday in Lent

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the first Sunday in Lent

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

the first Sunday in Lent
Lent, because it consists of forty days.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

Lent, so called, because it consists of forty days. Quadragesima Sunday, first Sunday in Lent.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. [Latin] The forty days of fast preceding Easter; Lent.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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