adj
Meaning 1
Consisting of or containing seven.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
septenary
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adj
Meaning 2
Of seventh rank or order.
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
Lasting seven years; continuing seven years.
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Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 4
A group of seven things.
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noun
Meaning 5
A period of seven years.
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noun
Meaning 6
The seven notes of the diatonic scale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Meaning 7
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seven, 7, VII, sevener, heptad, septet
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Broader terms: digit, figure
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: седми (sedmi) — of seventh rank or order
- Catalan: septenari — of seventh rank or order
- Catalan: septenària — of seventh rank or order
- Russian: семеричный (semeričnyj) — of seventh rank or order