Meanings
nounseptennium (plural septenniums or septennia)
plural septenniums · plural septennia
- A period of seven years.First known use 1660
It might be sufficient to answer, that, of the septennium required for the arts degree in the old system the greater portion is now spent at school.
1868, Mark Pattison, Suggestions on Academical Organisation with Especial Reference to Oxford, section VI: “Of the Studies Preliminary to the Degree”, § 4: ‘Liberal Studies (Arts) and Special Studies (Science)’, page 265Synonyms: septenniad
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA period of seven years.
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septenniad
Origin
- Late Latinseptennium
- Englishseptennium
From Late Latin septennium, from septennis (“7-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).
More words from Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἑπταετηρίς
- ἑπταετηρίς (heptaetērís)period of seven years
Latin septuennium
- septuenniumperiod of seven years
Polish siedmiolecie
- siedmiolecieperiod of seven years
Spanish septenio
- septenioperiod of seven years
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