sep·tenary | \ sepˈtenərē, ˈseptəˌnerē, sepˈtēnərē \
plural -es
Definition of septenary
(Entry 1 of 2)
2 : a fourteener (as the trochaic tetrameter catalectic in medieval Latin verse, the iambic verse of seven and a half feet of Middle English poetry) often printed in two lines
— called also septenar, septenarius
septenary
adjectivesep·tenary | \ (ˈ)sep¦tenərē, ˈseptəˌnerē, (ˈ)sep¦tēnərē \
Definition of septenary (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : of or relating to the number seven or to a septenary
2 : septuple
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