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heptaseme

heptaseme noun: a unit of seven morae or units of time.

Noun

heptaseme (plural heptasemes)

  1. (rare, ancient prosody) a unit of seven morae or units of time.

Forms of heptaseme

pluralheptasemes

Origin of heptaseme

From Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́σημος (heptắsēmos, “of seven marks”) compare semeion.

Words formed from heptaseme

Questions about heptaseme

What does heptaseme mean?
Heptaseme means a unit of seven morae or units of time.
What part of speech is heptaseme?
Heptaseme is a noun.
What is the plural of heptaseme?
The plural of heptaseme is heptasemes.

Words near heptaseme in the dictionary

  1. heptarchy
  2. heptasaccharide
  3. heptasaccharides
  4. heptaselenide
  5. heptaselenides
  6. heptaseme
  7. heptasemes
  8. heptasemic
  9. heptasilver
  10. heptasodium
  11. heptastich

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