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septennial

US/sɛpˈtɛniəl/

septennial adjective: of or relating to a 7 year period.

Adjective

septennial (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a 7 year period.
    • septennial parliaments... septennial elections...
    • "Lawgivers were never more mistaken," said Lady Mary, "than when they ordained that the conjugal tie should last through life for better and worse; the last injunction being strictly complied with. There should be septennial marriages, as well as septennial parliaments!"1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “An Act of Parliament”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 189

Origin of septennial

From septennium + -al, from Latin septennis (“7-year”), q.v.

Words formed from septennial

Questions about septennial

What does septennial mean?
Septennial means of or relating to a 7 year period.
What part of speech is septennial?
Septennial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce septennial?
Septennial is pronounced /sɛpˈtɛniəl/ (US).

Words near septennial in the dictionary

  1. septendecillions
  2. septendecimal
  3. septennate
  4. septennates
  5. septennia
  6. septennial
  7. septenniality
  8. septennially
  9. septennium
  10. septenniums
  11. septentrial

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