sexagesima

Sex·a·ges·i·ma

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sek-suh-jes-uh-muh, -jey-zuh-]
- /ˌsɛk səˈdʒɛs ə mə, -ˈdʒeɪ zə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sek-suh-jes-uh-muh, -jey-zuh-]
- /ˌsɛk səˈdʒɛs ə mə, -ˈdʒeɪ zə-/

Definitions of sexagesima word

noun sexagesima the second Sunday before Lent. 1
noun sexagesima the second Sunday before Lent 0

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Origin of sexagesima

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English < Latin sexāgēsima (diēs) sixtieth (day), feminine of sexāgēsimus, ordinal corresponding to sexāgintā sixty

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Parts of speech for Sexagesima

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sexagesima popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

sexagesima usage trend in Literature

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