təˌnɛr noun
3.
a group or set of seven.
4.
a period of seven years.
5.
the number seven.
6.
Prosody. a line of seven feet.
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Septenary
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to the number seven |
| 2. | forming a group of seven |
| 3. | another word for septennial |
| —n , -naries | |
| 4. | the number seven |
| 5. | a group of seven things |
| 6. | a period of seven years |
| 7. | prosody a line of seven metrical feet |
| [C16: from Latin septēnārius, from septēnī seven each, from septem seven] | |
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