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septimations

septimations is the plural of septimation.

Meaning of septimation

Noun

septimation (countable and uncountable, plural septimations)

  1. (rare) The loss, seizure, destruction, or killing of one seventh (of something or of a group).
    • To Wilberforce ‘the Sabbath was a delight’ […] O how often, even among those who most punctiliously observe it, does it seem […] an unwelcome exaction, a sort of septimation of time, as grievous as church decimations of property.1844, J.A.T., “Observations on the Genius of the Christian Sabbath, as Illustrated in the Life of Wilberforce”, in The Oberlin Evangelist, volume VI, number 5, page 40

Questions about septimations

What is septimations the plural of?
Septimations is the plural of septimation.

Words near septimations in the dictionary

  1. septimate
  2. septimated
  3. septimates
  4. septimating
  5. septimation
  6. septimations
  7. septime
  8. septimic
  9. septimics
  10. septimole
  11. septimoles

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