"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”), {{m|la|quīndecim||15}} quīndecim (“15”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} quindene (plural quindenes)
  1. (chiefly Christianity) The 14th day after a festival. Categories (topical): Christianity, Festivals, Fifteen, Fourteen, Holidays, Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-quindene-en-noun-t4QXiIEP Disambiguation of Festivals: 76 24 Disambiguation of Fifteen: 87 13 Disambiguation of Fourteen: 86 14 Disambiguation of Holidays: 93 7 Disambiguation of Roman Catholicism: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Topics: Christianity
  2. (chiefly Christianity) The 14-day period between the festival and the quindene. Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-quindene-en-noun-4C5PbMzD Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quindecim Hypernyms: fortnight

Inflected forms

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