septenate

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adjective

Having seven parts.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveseptenate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving seven parts.

    Synonyms: heptamerous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving seven parts.

Origin

  1. Classical Latinseptēnus“seven each”
  2. New Latinseptēnātus
  3. Englishseptenate

From New Latin septēnātus, from Classical Latin septēnus (“seven each”) + -ātus (“having”). By surface analysis, septen- + -ate.

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APA

septenate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septenate

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“septenate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septenate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “septenate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septenate.

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