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ordines

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or⋅do

  [awr-doh]
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–noun, plural or⋅di⋅nes  [awr-dn-eez] .
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
Origin:
1840–50; < ML ōrdō, L: series, row, order
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or·di·nes   (ôr'də-nēz')   
n.  A plural of ordo.
or·do   (ôr'dō)   
n.   pl. or·di·nes (-də-nēz') or or·dos Roman Catholic Church
An annual calendar containing instructions for the Mass and office to be celebrated on each day of the year.

[Medieval Latin ōrdō, from Latin, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]
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