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feria

 [feer-ee-uh]  

fe·ri·a

   [feer-ee-uh]
noun, plural fe·ri·ae  [feer-ee-ee] , fe·ri·as.
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
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Origin:
1850–55; < Late Latin: day of the week (e.g. secunda fēria second day, Monday); in L only plural fēriae holidays; see fair2

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fe·ri·al, adjective

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fe·ria

   [fe-ryah; Eng. fer-ee-uh]
noun, plural fe·rias  [fe-ryahs; Eng. fer-ee-uhz] . Spanish.
a local festival or fair in Spain or Spanish America, usually held in honor of a patron saint.
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feria (ˈfɪərɪə)
 
—n , pl -rias, -riae
RC Church a weekday, other than Saturday, on which no feast occurs
 
[C19: from Late Latin: day of the week (as in prīma fēria Sunday), singular of Latin fēriae festivals]

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