"quindene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quindenes [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin quindena, from Latin quīndēnī (“15 each”), from the distributive form of quīndecim (“15”). It is used for a period of 14 days owing to the Roman and medieval practice of counting inclusively. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|quindena}} Medieval Latin quindena, {{der|en|la|quīndēnī||15 each}} Latin quīndēnī (“15 each”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} quindene (plural quindenes)
  1. (chiefly Christianity) The 14th day after a festival.
    Sense id: en-quindene-en-noun-t4QXiIEP Categories (other): Christianity, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Festivals, Fifteen, Holidays, Roman Catholicism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Festivals: 74 26 Disambiguation of Fifteen: 74 26 Disambiguation of Holidays: 80 20 Disambiguation of Roman Catholicism: 93 7 Topics: Christianity
  2. (chiefly Christianity) The 14-day period between the festival and the quindene.
    Sense id: en-quindene-en-noun-4C5PbMzD Categories (other): Christianity Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quindecim Hypernyms: fortnight Derived forms: quindenary
Categories (other): Fourteen Disambiguation of Fourteen: 0 0

Inflected forms

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