septenarianadj.

Brit.

/sɛptᵻˈnɛːrɪən/, U.S.

/sɛptəˈnɛriən/

Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps also partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: septenary n., septenarius n.; Latin septēnārius ; -an suffix.

Etymology: In sense 1 < septenary n. (compare sense 1b at that entry) + -an suffix. In sense 2 < septenarius n. or its etymon classical Latin septēnārius + -an suffix.With sense 1 compare earlier septenary adj. 1b, septennary adj. With sense 2 compare earlier septenary adj. 2b.

†1. Lasting seven years; taking seven years to build. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > lasting for several years > that lasts a specific number of years

seven yeara1393

quinquenniala1475

triennial1641

septennary1644

biennial1645

septenarian1647

septennial1648

diennial1656

quadrennial1656

trienniated1661

quintennial1687

semi-millenary1728

1647 M. Hudson Divine Right Govt. i. vi. 51 The septenarian madness of Nabuchad-nezzar, inflicted by God for destroying that septenarian work of Solomon (his holy Temple).

2. Prosody. That has seven metrical feet; that is a septenarius (septenarius n.).

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > septenarian

septenarian1830

1830 J. Seager Bos' Greek Ellipses xxxii. 88 Plautus has associated these verses too with septenarian or catalectic verses.

1891 Athenæum 28 Feb. 275/1 Septenarian iambic lines.

1965 W. Y. Sellar Rom. Poets of Republic 199 These metres are generally combined with some form of trochaic verse, which again is often exchanged for septenarian or octonarian iambics.

1995 Music & Lett. 76 79/2 The general form of the strophe..evidently derives from the rhythmic forms of the trochaic septenarian metre.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	septenarian
释义	septenarianadj. Brit. /sɛptᵻˈnɛːrɪən/, U.S. /sɛptəˈnɛriən/ Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps also partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: septenary n., septenarius n.; Latin septēnārius ; -an suffix. Etymology: In sense 1 < septenary n. (compare sense 1b at that entry) + -an suffix. In sense 2 < septenarius n. or its etymon classical Latin septēnārius + -an suffix.With sense 1 compare earlier septenary adj. 1b, septennary adj. With sense 2 compare earlier septenary adj. 2b. †1. Lasting seven years; taking seven years to build. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > lasting for several years > that lasts a specific number of years seven yeara1393 quinquenniala1475 triennial1641 septennary1644 biennial1645 septenarian1647 septennial1648 diennial1656 quadrennial1656 trienniated1661 quintennial1687 semi-millenary1728 1647 M. Hudson Divine Right Govt. i. vi. 51 The septenarian madness of Nabuchad-nezzar, inflicted by God for destroying that septenarian work of Solomon (his holy Temple). 2. Prosody. That has seven metrical feet; that is a septenarius (septenarius n.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > septenarian septenarian1830 1830 J. Seager Bos' Greek Ellipses xxxii. 88 Plautus has associated these verses too with septenarian or catalectic verses. 1891 Athenæum 28 Feb. 275/1 Septenarian iambic lines. 1965 W. Y. Sellar Rom. Poets of Republic 199 These metres are generally combined with some form of trochaic verse, which again is often exchanged for septenarian or octonarian iambics. 1995 Music & Lett. 76 79/2 The general form of the strophe..evidently derives from the rhythmic forms of the trochaic septenarian metre. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1647
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