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septentrion
[ sep-ten-tree-on, -uhn ]
noun
- Obsolete. the north.
septentrion
/ sɛpˈtɛntrɪˌɒn /
noun
- archaic.the northern regions or the north
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Derived Forms
- sepˈtentrional, adjective
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Other Words From
- sep·ten·tri·o·nal [sep-, ten, -tree-, uh, -nl], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of septentrion1
1350–1400; Middle English Septemtrio ( u ) n < Latin septemtriōnēs, septentriōnēs the seven stars of Ursa Major, the north, equivalent to septem seven + triōnēs (plural) plowing oxen
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Word History and Origins
Origin of septentrion1
C14: from Latin septentriōnēs, literally: the seven ploughing oxen (the constellation of the Great Bear), from septem seven + triōnēs ploughing oxen
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Example Sentences
At the top were these words: Salum regionum septentrion; and at the foot, Hoste ad Saratogam in deditione accepto.
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From the Latin word trio (ox of labor) has come septentrion, the seven oxen.
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Vna que por la parte que mira al Septentrion, atrae el hierro, por lo quel se llama magnes ferrugineus.
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And therefore in the Septentrion, that is very north, is the land so cold, that no man may dwell there.
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