septenary

[ sep-tuh-ner-ee ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to the number seven or forming a group of seven.

noun,plural sep·te·nar·ies.
  1. a group or set of seven.

  2. a period of seven years.

  1. the number seven.

  2. Prosody. a line of seven feet.

Origin of septenary

1
First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin septēnārius “consisting of seven, containing seven,” equivalent to septēn(ī) “seven each” (derivative of sept(em) “seven” + -ēnī distributive suffix) + -ārius adjective suffix. See seven, -ary

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How to use septenary in a sentence

  • A winged angel, with the sign of the sun upon his forehead and on his breast the square and triangle of the septenary.

  • It is thus seen that no "trials" are necessary; by converting to the septenary scale of notation we go direct to the answer.

    Amusements in Mathematics | Henry Ernest Dudeney
  • And thus far he reach'd in his Contemplations, about the end of the fourth septenary of his Age, viz.

  • Thus far his Knowledge had brought him towards the end of the fifth septenary from his Birth, viz.

  • In the meantime he had passed the Seventh septenary, and had attained to the age of fifty.

    The Awakening of the Soul | Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Malik Ibn Tufail

British Dictionary definitions for septenary

septenary

/ (ˈsɛptɪnərɪ) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the number seven

  2. forming a group of seven

  1. another word for septennial

nounplural -naries
  1. the number seven

  2. a group of seven things

  1. a period of seven years

  2. prosody a line of seven metrical feet

Origin of septenary

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C16: from Latin septēnārius, from septēnī seven each, from septem seven

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