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sept

1

[ sept ]

noun

  1. (in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
  2. Anthropology. a group believing itself derived from a common ancestor.
  3. Archaic. a clan.


sept

2

[ set ]

noun

, French.
  1. the number seven.

Sept.

3

abbreviation for

  1. September. Also Sep.

sept

1

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Sept

2

abbreviation for

  1. September
  2. Septuagint
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sept1

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

Origin of sept1

C16: perhaps variant of sect
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Example Sentences

In the weeks following the Sept. 9, car bombing at the Iranian base, Iran raided a village in the Pakistani district of Chagai.

On Sept. 7, 1996, Tupac was targeted and killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.

Opened in Sept. 2002, this “poorly managed” detention facility was the second site opened by the CIA after the 9/11 attacks.

All were genuinely shocked and mystified when they finally learned, on Sept. 4, that I was not covered by MagnaCare.

On Sept. 30, 2012, FWS delisted the gray wolf and transferred wildlife management to the states.

There were only seventeen stations on the whole line, over which the first passenger train ran on Sept. 17.

Yis, all alone, sept de two tousand Caffres ob de kraal; but dey is nobody—only black beasts.

Tuesday, 12th Sept.—Yesterday was perhaps the brightest in the annals of Vailima.

My mother collared one of the photos, of course; the other is stuck up on my wall as the chief of our sept.

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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