Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Anything consisting of seven parts; specifically, that which separates into seven parts.
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- noun A thing having seven parts or divisions.
- noun chemistry, dated A seven-unit
oligomer . - noun music, obsolete An
interval ofpitch equal to 1/7 of ameride , or 1/301 of anoctave .
Etymologies
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From French heptaméride, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά (hepta, "seven") + French méride (cf meridian).
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