Septuagesima
Pronunciation : Sep`tu*a*ges"i*ma
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. L. septuagesimus the seventieth, fr. septuaginta seventy.] (Eccl.)
Definition : Defn: The third Sunday before Lent; -- so called because it is about seventy days before Easter.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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