nundine

n. (古罗马的)市集日

发音

UK /ˈnʌndʌɪn/
US /ˈnənˌdaɪn/

词形变化

nundines 复数 nundines

别名

nundines

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A market or fair held every eight days, particularly (historical) in Roman contexts.

  2. 2.

    Any recurring eight-day period; an eight-day 'week'.

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词源

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.

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