sept

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Etymology

A corruption of sect, influenced by Latin saeptum (“fence, enclosure”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /sɛpt/
• Rhymes: -ɛpt

Noun

sept (plural septs)

1. A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; -- used especially of the ancient clans in Ireland.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Samuel Lover:

     The chief, struck by the illustration, asked at once to be baptized, and all his sept followed his example.

See also

• Sept on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sept in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

Anagrams

• pest
• pets
• step

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French

Etymology

From Latin septem (“seven”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /sɛt/, SAMPA: /sEt/

Cardinal number

French cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sept     Ordinal : septième
French Wikipedia article on sept

sept

1. seven

Derived terms

• septième

Anagrams

• pets

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Middle French

Noun

sept m. inv.

1. seven

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Romanian

Etymology

From French septum, from Latin saeptum.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [sept]

Noun

sept n. (plural septuri)

1. (anatomy) septum

Declension

declension of sept

	singular		plural
gender n.	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un sept	septul	niște septuri	septurile
genitive/dative	unui sept	septului	unor septuri	septurilor