septentrion

[ sep-ten-tree-on, -uhn ]
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noun
  1. Obsolete. the north.

Origin of septentrion

1
1350–1400; Middle English Septemtrio(u)n<Latin septemtriōnēs, septentriōnēs the seven stars of Ursa Major, the north, equivalent to septemseven + triōnēs (plural) plowing oxen

Other words from septentrion

  • sep·ten·tri·o·nal [sep-ten-tree-uh-nl], /sɛpˈtɛn tri ə nl/, adjective

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septentrion

/ (sɛpˈtɛntrɪˌɒn) /


noun
  1. archaic the northern regions or the north

Origin of septentrion

1
C14: from Latin septentriōnēs, literally: the seven ploughing oxen (the constellation of the Great Bear), from septem seven + triōnēs ploughing oxen

Derived forms of septentrion

  • septentrional, adjective

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