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sept
(sĕpt)n.
A division of a family, especially a division of a clan.
[Probably alteration of sect.]
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sept
(sɛpt)n
1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) anthropol a clan or group that believes itself to be descended from a common ancestor
2. a branch of a tribe or nation, esp in medieval Ireland or Scotland
3. (Peoples) a branch of a tribe or nation, esp in medieval Ireland or Scotland
4. (Historical Terms) a branch of a tribe or nation, esp in medieval Ireland or Scotland
[C16: perhaps variant of sect]
Sept
abbreviation for
1. September
2. (Bible) Septuagint
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sept
(sɛpt)n.
1. a branch of a Scottish clan.
2. a group believing itself derived from a common ancestor.
[1510–20]
Sept.
September.
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Sept
a clan or tribe, 1517.Example: sept of bards, 1610.
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| Noun | 1. |  Sept - the month following August and preceding OctoberGregorian calendar, New Style calendar - the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752 Michaelmas, Michaelmas Day, September 29 - honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland Labor Day - first Monday in September in the United States and Canada Citizenship Day, September 17 - celebrated in the United States American Indian Day - US: the 4th Friday in September Gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendar mid-September - the middle part of September |
| 2. |  sept - people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"people - members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?" homefolk - the people of your home locality (especially your own family); "he wrote his homefolk every day" house - aristocratic family line; "the House of York" dynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family |
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Translations
شَهْر أيلول: سبتِمبر
září
rugsėjis
septembris
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Sept
written abbreviation September.
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