English Explanatory Dictionary

septimate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Submit (someone or something) to septimation; reduce by one seventh.
noun
  1. A group of seven.
adj
  1. In groups of seven.

Pronunciation

sĕpʹtĭmāt /ˈsɛptɪmeɪt/ sĕpʹtĭmət /ˈsɛptɪmət/

Word forms

septimate septimates septimating septimated

Etymology

Latin septimus (“seventh”) + English -ate, after decimate; compare septimation

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