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Sept

UK/sɛpt/ US/ˈsɛpt/ rare rare uk

noun

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people descended from a common ancestor

  • “his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower”
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A corruption of sect, influenced by Latin saeptum (“fence, enclosure”).

Phrases

  • Sept in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

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