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sep·tu·a·ges·i·ma
\ˌseptəwəˈjesəmə, -pchəw-, -jāzəmə\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English septuagesime, septuagesima, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French septuagesime, from Late Latin septuagesima, from Latin, feminine of septuagesimus seventieth, from septuaginta seventy
1. obsolete : the period of 70 days extending from the third Sunday before Lent to the Saturday after Easter
2. or septuagesima sunday usually capitalized both Ss : the third Sunday before Lent or the ninth before Easter in the church year observed by various branches of the Christian church |