Sexagesima


Sex·a·ges·i·ma

S0300000 (sĕk′sə-jĕs′ə-mə)n. The second Sunday before Lent.
[Late Latin sexāgēsima (diēs), sixtieth (day), from feminine of Latin sexāgēsimus, sixtieth, from sexāgintā, sixty; see sexagenary.]

Sexagesima

(ˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsɪmə) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) the second Sunday before Lent[C16: from Latin: sixtieth, from sexāgintā sixty]

Sex•a•ges•i•ma

(ˌsɛk səˈdʒɛs ə mə)

n. the second Sunday before Lent. [1350–1400; < Latin sexāgēsima sixtieth, feminine of sexāgēsimus, derivative of sexāgintā sixty]
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