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nundines

nundines is the plural of nundine.

nundines is the alternative form of nundine.

Meaning of nundine

Noun

nundine (plural nundines)

  1. A market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts.
  2. (obsolete) Any recurring eight-day period; an eight-day 'week'.

Origin of nundines

As a synonym of nundine for a single market day, a calque of Latin nundinae (“ninth-days”), maintaining the Latin practice of treating most recurring calendrical days as plurals.

Questions about nundines

What is nundines the plural of?
Nundines is the plural of nundine.

Words near nundines in the dictionary

  1. nundinals
  2. nundinary
  3. nundination
  4. nundinations
  5. nundine
  6. nundines
  7. Nundle
  8. Nuneaton
  9. Nuneaton and Bedworth
  10. Nuneham Courtenay
  11. Nunemaker

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