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epact

Meaningadded

Common meaning: number used in calculating the date of Easter

Journey through time

  1. Greekepaktos‘added’source
  2. Frenchépacte‘added days’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsadded days → number used in calculating the date of Easterepact‘number used in calculating the date of Easter’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Greek epaktos ‘added’.

Roots

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