† septemfluousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin septemfluus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin septemfluus that flows in seven streams ( < septem seven (see septem- comb. form) + fluere to flow: see fluent adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare septifluous adj. at septi- comb. form¹ . N.E.D. (1912) gives the pronunciation as (septe·mflŭəs) /sɛpˈtɛmflʊəs/.

Obsolete.

Flowing in seven streams.Frequently with reference to the River Nile, which in ancient times was recorded as having seven distributaries in its delta.

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the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [adjective] > flowing in seven streams

septemfluous1629

septifluous1656

1629 H. Burton Truth's Triumph xvii. 323 Aristotle..would desperately drowne himselfe in that Septemfluous Sea of Euripus.

1655 T. Fuller Hist. Waltham-Abby 5 in Church-hist. Brit. The River Ley..which..seven times parteth from its self, whose septemfluous stream..is crossed again with so many bridges.

1800 Weekly Entertainer 2 June 438 Septemfluous Nile hath own'd my sway, On Congo's coast I've been: Tho' lots doth oft good deeds repay, When I to groan am seen.

1884 Mrs. G. E. Stewart Burnhams xxx. 258 A septemfluous flood of divinest joy will ever fill my soul, in recollection of this hour.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	septemfluous
释义	† septemfluousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin septemfluus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin septemfluus that flows in seven streams ( < septem seven (see septem- comb. form) + fluere to flow: see fluent adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare septifluous adj. at septi- comb. form¹ . N.E.D. (1912) gives the pronunciation as (septe·mflŭəs) /sɛpˈtɛmflʊəs/. Obsolete. Flowing in seven streams.Frequently with reference to the River Nile, which in ancient times was recorded as having seven distributaries in its delta. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [adjective] > flowing in seven streams septemfluous1629 septifluous1656 1629 H. Burton Truth's Triumph xvii. 323 Aristotle..would desperately drowne himselfe in that Septemfluous Sea of Euripus. 1655 T. Fuller Hist. Waltham-Abby 5 in Church-hist. Brit. The River Ley..which..seven times parteth from its self, whose septemfluous stream..is crossed again with so many bridges. 1800 Weekly Entertainer 2 June 438 Septemfluous Nile hath own'd my sway, On Congo's coast I've been: Tho' lots doth oft good deeds repay, When I to groan am seen. 1884 Mrs. G. E. Stewart Burnhams xxx. 258 A septemfluous flood of divinest joy will ever fill my soul, in recollection of this hour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1629
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