Alphonsine

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Alfonsine. alt-of, alternative

    "Foꝛ Hipparchus and Ptholomie, haue ſtabliſhed in their time the quantity of the Tropicke yeare, to bee of 365. dayes, 5. houres, 55. minutes, and 12. ſeconds. The Alphonſines, of 365. dayes, 5. houres, 55. minutes, and 12. ſeconds, […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Alfonsine. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

Synonyms

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alfonsian

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"Foꝛ Hipparchus and Ptholomie, haue ſtabliſhed in their time the quantity of the Tropicke yeare, to bee of 365. dayes, 5. houres, 55. minutes, and 12. ſeconds. The Alphonſines, of 365. dayes, 5. houres, 55. minutes, and 12. ſeconds, […]"

Etymology

From Latin Alphōnsīnus.

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