What does septentrion mean?
Septentrion means (obsolete) The north or northern regions..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) The north or northern regions..
Thou art as opposite to every good / As the Antipodes are unto us, / Or as the south to the septentrion.
From cold septentrion blaſts
Use septentrion when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Septentrion means (obsolete) The north or northern regions..
Common synonyms include north, northland.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Thou art as opposite to every good / As the Antipodes are unto us, / Or as the south to the septentrion.
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