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quindene

quindene noun: the 14th day after a festival.

Noun

quindene (plural quindenes)

  1. The 14th day after a festival.
  2. The 14-day period between the festival and the quindene.

Synonyms of quindene

Forms of quindene

pluralquindenes

Origin of quindene

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.

Words formed from quindene

Questions about quindene

What does quindene mean?
Quindene means the 14th day after a festival.
What part of speech is quindene?
Quindene is a noun.
What is the plural of quindene?
The plural of quindene is quindenes.

Words near quindene in the dictionary

  1. quindecupartite
  2. quindecuplet
  3. quindecuplets
  4. quindecylic
  5. quindenary
  6. quindene
  7. quindenes
  8. Quindes
  9. quindicessima
  10. quindim
  11. quindims

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