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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—Q

Quinquagesima Sunday

(Latin, fiftieth). Shrove Sunday, or the first day of the week which contains Ash-Wednesday. It is so called because in round numbers it is the fiftieth day before Easter.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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