Quinquagesima

 [kwing-kwuh-jes-uh-muh, kwin-]  

Quin·qua·ges·i·ma

   [kwing-kwuh-jes-uh-muh, kwin-]
noun
the Sunday before Lent; Shrove Sunday.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin, short for Latin quīnquāgēsima diēs fiftieth day

Related forms
Quin·qua·ges·i·mal, adjective
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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Quinquagesima (ˌkwɪŋkwəˈdʒɛsɪmə)
 
—n
Also called: Quinquagesima Sunday the Sunday preceding Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent
 
[C14: via Medieval Latin from Latin quinquāgēsima diēs fiftieth day]

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