septenary

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Consisting of or containing seven.
2. (not-comparable) Of seventh rank or order.
3. (not-comparable) Lasting seven years; continuing seven years.

Noun

1. A group of seven things.
2. A period of seven years.
3. The seven notes of the diatonic scale.

Synonyms

heptad

septet

seven

heptameter

septinary

7

seven-footed

sevener

fourteener

VII

Translations

set

7

7

septenari

septenària

Heptameter

επτάδικος

sept

7

10

heptamètre

sette

7

zevenjarig

sete

7

yediden ibaret

yedi sayısı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛpˈtiːnəɹi/

Etymology

From the Latin septēnārius (“consisting of seven each”), from septēnī (“seven each”, “seven at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary).