quinquagesimal

adjective

quin·​qua·​ges·​i·​mal

: occurring in a season of fifty days : consisting of fifty days

the quinquagesimal period between Easter and Pentecost

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin quinquagesima + English -al

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Rhymes for quinquagesimal

• hexadecimal
• decimal
• infinitesimal