Quasimodo
/ˌkwɑ.ziˈmoʊ̯.doʊ̯/
Quasimodo noun: the first Sunday after Easter Sunday.
Noun (1)
Quasimodo (plural Quasimodos)
- The first Sunday after Easter Sunday.
- Holonyms: Easter Week < Eastertide < Octave of Easter < Eastertime < calendar
Noun (2)
Quasimodo (plural Quasimodos)
Synonyms of Quasimodo
- Quasimodo Sunday
- Quasimodogeniti
- Second Sunday of Easter
- Octave Day of Easter
- Octave of Easter
- Divine Mercy Sunday
- Feast of the Divine Mercy
- White Sunday
- Alb Sunday
- Dominica in albis
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Forms of Quasimodo
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Origin of Quasimodo
From the opening of the introit of the day’s Tridentine Mass in Ecclesiastical Latin: quasi modo genitī īnfāntēs (“as newborn babes …”).
From the hunchback character Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. The name of the character is derived from the first etymology.
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Questions about Quasimodo
- What does Quasimodo mean?
- Quasimodo means the first Sunday after Easter Sunday.
- What part of speech is Quasimodo?
- Quasimodo is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Quasimodo?
- Quasimodo is pronounced /ˌkwɑ.ziˈmoʊ̯.doʊ̯/.
- What is the plural of Quasimodo?
- The plural of Quasimodo is Quasimodos.
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