SEPTENARY


Meaning of SEPTENARY in English

I. sepˈtenərē, ˈseptəˌnerē, sepˈtēnərē noun

( -es )

Etymology: Latin septenarius, from septenarius of or relating to seven

1. archaic : a group or set of seven ; specifically : septennium

2. : a fourteener (as the trochaic tetrameter catalectic in medieval Latin verse, the iambic verse of seven and a half feet of Middle English poetry) often printed in two lines — called also septenar, septenarius

II. (ˈ)sep|tenərē, ˈseptəˌnerē, (ˈ)sep|tēnərē adjective

Etymology: Latin septenarius, from septeni seven each, seven (from septem seven) + -arius -ary

1. : of or relating to the number seven or to a septenary

2. : septuple

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