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septennium

septennium

English

Noun

septennium (plural septennia)

  1. A period of seven years.
    • 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 265:
      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.

Synonyms

  • (period of seven years): septenniad (rare)

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Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /sepˈten.ni.um/, [sepˈten.ni.ũ]

Noun

septennium n (genitive septenniī); second declension

  1. Alternative spelling of septuennium

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative septennium septennia
genitive septenniī septenniōrum
dative septenniō septenniīs
accusative septennium septennia
ablative septenniō septenniīs
vocative septennium septennia

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