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septuagesima |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Septuagesima \Sep`tu*a*ges"i*ma\, n. [NL., fr L. septuagesimus the seventieth, fr septuaginta seventy.] (Eccl.) The third Sunday before Lent; -- so called because it is about seventy days before Easter. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Septuagesima n : the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter) [syn: {Septuagesima}, {Septuagesima Sunday}]
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