hebdomad
American
[heb-duh-mad]
/ ˈhɛb dəˌmæd /
noun
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the number seven.
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a period of seven successive days; week.
hebdomad
British
/ ˈhɛbdəˌmæd /
noun
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obsolete the number seven or a group of seven
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a rare word for week
Etymology
Origin of hebdomad
1535–45; < Latin hebdomad- < Greek (stem of hebdomás week), equivalent to hébdom ( os ) seventh ( see hepta-) + -ad- -ad 1
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