How to pronounce septenary
American English pronunciation
sep-TEN-uh-ree
- IPA
- /sɛpˈtɛnəɹi/
- Syllables
- sep · TEN · uh · ree (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- sep-TEE-nuh-ree
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What septenary means
Made up of seven, or counting in sevens
In a sentence: A week is septenary, since it always has seven days.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning made of sevens, from a Latin word meaning seven at a time.
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