Septimate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɛptɪmeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Septimate is a verb meaning (transitive) Submit (someone or something) to septimation; reduce by one seventh.
Meaning
(transitive) Submit (someone or something) to septimation; reduce by one seventh.
More Meanings
- A group of seven.
- (rare) In groups of seven.
Example Sentences
Arrange into sevens; septuplicate; septimate.
At the end of this septimate of days he enters into the sabbath of his God.
We may ſay, without the leaſt hyperbole, nature ſeptimates; art centeſimates us.
In the 744 septimates of January there are only seven in which all the W and S are positive; in the 720 of June there are none.
Word Forms
- septimates
- septimating
- septimated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include septisect, septuplicate, septuple, sextate, quintate, duodecimate.
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