sept

[ sept ]

/ sɛpt /

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noun

(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.

Anthropology. a group believing itself derived from a common ancestor.

Archaic. a clan.

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Origin of sept

1510–20; perhaps <Latin sēptum paddock, enclosure, fold (in figurative use, e.g., Sept of Christ)

Other definitions for sept (2 of 3)

sept²

[ set ]

/ sɛt /

noun French.

the number seven.

Other definitions for sept (3 of 3)

Sept.

abbreviation

September. Also Sep.

Septuagint.

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How to use sept in a sentence

In the weeks following the Sept. 9, car bombing at the Iranian base, Iran raided a village in the Pakistani district of Chagai.
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On Sept. 7, 1996, Tupac was targeted and killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.
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All were genuinely shocked and mystified when they finally learned, on Sept. 4, that I was not covered by MagnaCare.
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On Sept. 30, 2012, FWS delisted the gray wolf and transferred wildlife management to the states.
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There were only seventeen stations on the whole line, over which the first passenger train ran on Sept. 17.
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Yis, all alone, sept de two tousand Caffres ob de kraal; but dey is nobody—only black beasts.
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Tuesday, 12th Sept.—Yesterday was perhaps the brightest in the annals of Vailima.
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My mother collared one of the photos, of course; the other is stuck up on my wall as the chief of our sept.
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Each sept or tribe in the early enjoyment of the products of the district it selected was governed by its own customary laws.
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British Dictionary definitions for sept (1 of 2)

sept

/ (sɛpt) /

noun

anthropol a clan or group that believes itself to be descended from a common ancestor

a branch of a tribe or nation, esp in medieval Ireland or Scotland

Word Origin for sept

C16: perhaps variant of sect

British Dictionary definitions for sept (2 of 2)

Sept

abbreviation for

September

Septuagint

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