səˈdʒɛs noun
the second Sunday before Lent.
Also called Sexagesima Sunday.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin sexāgēsima (diēs) sixtieth (day), feminine of sexāgēsimus, ordinal corresponding to sexāgintā sixty
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin sexāgēsima (diēs) sixtieth (day), feminine of sexāgēsimus, ordinal corresponding to sexāgintā sixty
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| —n | |
| the second Sunday before Lent | |
| [C16: from Latin: sixtieth, from sexāgintā sixty] | |
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