septenary

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noun

sep·​tenary

sepˈtenərē,

ˈseptəˌnerē,

sepˈtēnərē

plural -es

1

archaic : a group or set of seven

specifically : septennium

2

: a fourteener (as the trochaic tetrameter catalectic in medieval Latin verse, the iambic verse of seven and a half feet of Middle English poetry) often printed in two lines

called also septenar, septenarius

septenary

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adjective

sep·​tenary

(ˈ)sep¦tenərē,

ˈseptəˌnerē,

(ˈ)sep¦tēnərē

1

: of or relating to the number seven or to a septenary

2

: septuple

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin septenarius, from septenarius of or relating to seven

Adjective

Latin septenarius, from septeni seven each, seven (from septem seven) + -arius -ary

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