nundine
Meanings
Plural: nundines
Noun
- A market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts.
- Any recurring eight-day period; an eight-day 'week'.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin nundinae (“ninth-days”), a clipped form of nundinae feriae (“ninth-day festivals”), from its observance every eighth day (9 counting inclusively) and from the Latin practice of treating most recurring calendrical days as plurals.
Scrabble Score: 8
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Words With Friends Score: 0
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