Septenary
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sɛpˈtiːnəɹi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Septenary is an adjective meaning Consisting of or containing seven.
Meaning
Consisting of or containing seven.
More Meanings
- Of seventh rank or order.
- Lasting seven years; continuing seven years.
- A group of seven things.
- A period of seven years.
- (music) The seven notes of the diatonic scale.
Example Sentences
Septenary penance.
This idea was based on the doctrine that a man's body changed its character every seven years and that his life was thus made up of ‘septenaries’.
... indeed if further evidence than that of bestial and savage counting were required to show that finger-numeration and the quinary system were not primeval, it would be afforded by the development of the senary-septenary system in so many lands.
Word Forms
- septenaries
Synonyms for septenary
Depending on context, synonyms include septimal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include septuary, sevenfold, septennial, septempartite, septuple, subseptuple.
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