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ferial

  • /ˈfɛɹɪəl/

Rhymes with -ɛɹɪəl

Where it comes from

From Middle English ferial, from Medieval Latin fēriālis, from Latin fēria (“weekday”) (whence the first sense), fēriae (“holidays”) (whence the second).

adjective

  1. not comparable Pertaining to an ordinary weekday, rather than a festival or fast.
  2. not comparable Jovial, festive, as if pertaining to a holiday. [They] / Dance within the magic shade / That makes them drunken, merry, and strong / To laugh and sing their ferial song : / ‘Free, free . . . !’

noun ferials

  1. A feria.

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adj pertaining to an ordinary weekday

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"ferial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ferial. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{ferial_2026,
  title = {ferial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ferial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}