HEBDOMAD


Meaning of HEBDOMAD in English

/heb"deuh mad'/ , n.

1. the number seven.

2. a period of seven successive days; week.

[ 1535-45; hebdomad- hebdomás week), equiv. to hébdom ( os ) seventh (see HEPTA-) + -ad- -AD 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .