ˌkwädrəˈjesəmə, -jāzəmə sometimes ˌkwȯd- noun
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Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Late Latin, Lent, first Sunday in Lent, from Latin, feminine of quadragesimus fortieth, from quadraginta forty, from quadra- (akin to Latin quattuor four) + -ginta (akin to Latin -ginti in viginti twenty) — more at four , vicenary
1. or quadragesima sunday : the first Sunday in Lent
2. : the 40 days of Lent