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septenary.

Consisting of or containing seven.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/sɛpˈtiːnəɹi/UK
  1. Consisting of or containing seven.

    not-comparable
  2. Of seventh rank or order.

    not-comparable
  3. Lasting seven years; continuing seven years.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English septenarie, septenary, from Classical Latin septēnārius (“consisting of seven each”), from septēnus (“seven each; seven at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary). With use as noun compare septēnārius (“line of seven feet; unit of seven parts; period of seven years”). By surface analysis, septen- + -ary. Doublet of septenar and septenarius.

noun/sɛpˈtiːnəɹi/UK
  1. A group of seven things.

  2. A period of seven years.

  3. The seven notes of the diatonic scale.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English septenarie, septenary, from Classical Latin septēnārius (“consisting of seven each”), from septēnus (“seven each; seven at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary). With use as noun compare septēnārius (“line of seven feet; unit of seven parts; period of seven years”). By surface analysis, septen- + -ary. Doublet of septenar and septenarius.

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