hebdomad

C2+ Topic:Time
US /ˈhɛbdəˌmæd/ UK /ˈhɛbdəˌmæd/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a group of seven, especially a period of seven days; a week

    The monks observed each hebdomad with a fixed cycle of prayers.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a group of seven,... weekseptenaryseven
Word family
Derived forms hebdomadalhebdomadary
Related forms hebdomadalhebdomadary

Etymology

From Late Latin hebdomas (stem hebdomad-), from Ancient Greek hebdomas ('a group of seven, a week'), from hepta ('seven').

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