Definition of NUNDINE

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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