| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Septuagesima |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Sep·tu·a·ges·i·ma |
| PRONUNCIATION: | s p t - -j s -m , -j z -, -ch - |
| NOUN: | The third Sunday before Lent. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin septu g sima (di s), seventieth (day), feminine of Latin septu g simus, from septu gint , seventy. See Septuagint.
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