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Alternative letter-case form of menology, particularly in reference to particular editions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
The study of months; the names and system of months within a given calendar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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noun
Synonym of menologium, a monthly record, particularly in Assyriology and certain Christian contexts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, often
Synonyms: menologium
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noun
The content of a menologium, a liturgical calendar or hagiography.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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History
Partially from meno- (“month-”) + -ology (“study, account”) and partially from anglicization of Medieval Latin mēnologium and Byzantine Greek μηνολόγιον (mēnológion), q.v. Doublet of menologion, menologium, and menologe.
