Meaning of HEBDOMAD
Pronunciation: | | 'hebdu`mad
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week" |
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| Synonyms: | | week |
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| See Also: | | calendar day, civil day, day of the week, Holy Week, Passion Week, period, period of time, rag, rag week, shibah, shiva, shivah, time period, week from Monday, weekend | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Heb"do*mad\, n. [L. hebdomas, -adis, Gr. "ebdoma`s the
number seven days, fr. ? seventh, ? seven. See {Seven}.]
A week; a period of seven days. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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