sept

¹ American  

[sept] / sɛpt /

noun

1. (in Scotland) a branch of a clan.

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

3. Archaic. a clan.

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sept ² American  

[set] / sɛt /

noun

French.

1. the number seven.

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Sept. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. September. Also Sep.

2. Septuagint.

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Sept ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. September

2. Septuagint

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sept ² British  

/ sɛpt /

noun

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of sept

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

Example Sentences

In Plainfield, New Jersey, two people died when a car was sept away by floodwaters as the storm hit, Governor Murphy said on Tuesday.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

"Married sept 2020-Hopefully Italian dream wedding oct 2021."

From Fox News • Dec. 21, 2020

Source: An Ipsos poll of 27,00 adults in 27 countries conducted from Aug. 21 to sept.

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2020

See the suspenseful build to Cersei’s pyrotechnic coup — crosscutting from sept to keep to the bowels of King’s Landing — an old technique in thrillers, relatively new to “Thrones.”

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2016

Septon Chayle had emerged briefly from the sept, fingering the seven-sided crystal on the thong about his neck, only to retreat inside again once the prayers began.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin