quindena
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin quindena (“quindene”), from Latin quindeni (“15 each”), owing to the Roman and medieval practice of counting inclusively.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
quindena f (plural quindene)
- fortnight, especially
- (Christianity) the fortnight between Palm Sunday and the Sunday after Easter
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- Italian terms inherited from Medieval Latin
- Italian terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɛna
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛna/3 syllables
- Italian lemmas
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- Italian feminine nouns
- it:Christianity
- it:Fourteen
- it:Roman Catholicism