sep·tenary
sepˈtenərē,
ˈseptəˌnerē,
sepˈtēnərē
plural -es
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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
sep·tenary
(ˈ)sep¦tenərē,
ˈseptəˌnerē,
(ˈ)sep¦tēnərē
1
: of or relating to the number seven or to a septenary
2
: septuple
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“Septenary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/septenary. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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