sepiment

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noun

Something that separates; a hedge; a fence.

OriginLatin sepimentum →
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Meanings

nounsepiment (plural sepiments)

plural sepiments

  1. obsoleteSomething that separates; a hedge; a fence.

    The Partition or Sepiment which divides the great Cavity of the Nose, the Crista Galli, and the Ethmoidal bone is not bony in the Foetus.

    1699, La Vauguion (de.), A Compleat Body of Chirurgical Operations

Origin

  1. Latinsepimentum
  2. Englishsepiment

From Latin sepimentum, saepimentum, from sepire, saepire (“to hedge in”).

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APA

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MLA

“sepiment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sepiment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sepiment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sepiment.

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