sept

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɛpt/
Etymology

A corruption of sect, influenced by Latin saeptum (“fence, enclosure”).

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seep

<tabs><tab title="Verb"><p><ol><li>To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.</li><li>To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.</li><li>To diminish or wane away slowly.</li><li>(of a crack etc.) To allow a liquid to pass through, to leak.</li></ol></p></tab><tab title="Noun"><p><ol><li>A small spring, pool, or other spot where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface; a place of seeping.</li><li>Moisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage.</li><li>The seeping away of a liquid, etc.</li><li>A seafloor vent.</li></ol></p></tab></tabs>

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