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Definition of: septenary
(sep′tə·ner′ē) adjective
1. Consisting of, pertaining to, or being seven.
2. Septennial.
3. Septuple.
—noun plural ·nar·ies
1. The number seven; heptad.
2. A group of seven things of any kind; anything that has some definite relation to the number seven.
3. A verse containing seven feet. Also sep′te·nar′i·us (sep′tə·nâr′ē·əs). [<L septenarius <septeni seven each <septem seven]
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