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quadragesimal definition

quad·ra·gesi·mal (kwä′drə jā′zi məl, -jes′i-)

adjective

  1. lasting forty days: said of Lent
  2. Lenten; of or suitable for Lent

Etymology: ML quadragesimalis: see Quadragesima

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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