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Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin quindena (“quindene”), from Latin quindeni (“15 each”), owing to the Roman and medieval practice of counting inclusively.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwinˈdɛ.na/
- Rhymes: -ɛna
- Hyphenation: quin‧dè‧na
Noun
quindena f (plural quindene)
- fortnight, especially
- (Christianity) the fortnight between Palm Sunday and the Sunday after Easter