n. (in full Septuagesima Sunday) the Sunday before Sexagesima.
[ ME f. L, = seventieth (day), formed as SEPTUAGINT, perh. after QUINQUAGESIMA or with ref. to the period of 70 days from Septuagesima to the Saturday after Easter ]
n. (in full Septuagesima Sunday) the Sunday before Sexagesima.
[ ME f. L, = seventieth (day), formed as SEPTUAGINT, perh. after QUINQUAGESIMA or with ref. to the period of 70 days from Septuagesima to the Saturday after Easter ]
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