Why have a weekly sales meeting when you can have a hebdomadal meeting. It sounds vaguely reminiscent of abdominal, but really means weekly. The root of the word is hepta- meaning seventh, and the adjective comes from hebdomad, meaning the number seven. (Source: The Superior Person’s Second Book of Weird & Wondrous Words)
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