Quinquagesima


[kwing-kwuh-jes-uh-muh, kwin-] /ˌkwɪŋ kwəˈdʒɛs ə mə, ˌkwɪn-/

noun
1.
the Sunday before Lent; Shrove Sunday.
/ˌkwɪŋkwəˈdʒɛsɪmə/
noun
1.
the Sunday preceding Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent Also called Quinquagesima Sunday

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