Septuagesima

(-jā′zi mə, -jes′i mə)

noun

the third Sunday before Lent

Origin: ME Septuagesme < L, fem. of septuagesimus, seventieth

See Septuagesima in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The third Sunday before Lent.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Late Latin septuāgēsima (diēs), seventieth (day)

Origin: , feminine of Latin septuāgēsimus

Origin: , from septuāgintā, seventy; see Septuagint

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