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sept

  [sept]
Use sept in a Sentence
–noun
1. (in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
2. Anthropology. a group believing itself derived from a common ancestor.
3. Archaic. a clan.
Origin:
1510–20; perh. < L sēptum paddock, enclosure, fold (in figurative use, e.g., Sept of Christ)

sept

  [set]
–noun French.
the number seven.

Sept.

 
1. September.
2. Septuagint.
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sept   (sěpt)   
n.  A division of a family, especially a division of a clan.

[Probably alteration of sect.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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