"nundinal letter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nundinal letters [plural]
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  1. (Ancient Rome) one of the first eight letters of the alphabet, repeated successively from the first to the last day of the year. One of these always corresponded to the market day, which occurred every eight days. Tags: Ancient-Rome Categories (topical): Ancient Rome, Letters
    Sense id: en-nundinal_letter-en-noun-G3HuCEkR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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