sepurture

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adjective

Of a bird's wings: raised above the back and opened.

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Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectivesepurture (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegovernmentOf a bird's wings: raised above the back and opened.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:sepurture.

Origin

Obscure. Early uses are in the phrase in sepurture, suggesting it might have originated as a noun ending in -ure; compare the heraldic use of overture, overt.

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APA

sepurture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sepurture

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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