Definition of septenary in English:

septenary

adjective sɛpˈtiːn(ə)riˈsɛptɪn(ə)riˈseptəˌnerē

Relating to or divided into seven.

nounPlural septenaries sɛpˈtiːn(ə)riˈsɛptɪn(ə)riˈseptəˌnerē

1A group or set of seven things.
Example sentencesExamples
- The work, which resembles an oratorio more than any other work by Messiaen, is in two parts (‘septenaries’) of seven sections each.
- By December 1966 the work had grown considerably, reaching its final number of 14 movements, divided into two seven-movement sections (‘septenaries’), and now requiring six soloists instead of the five previously mentioned.
- Messiaen suggested that Salzmann should return to Paris on about 14 April in order to go through the score for the second septenary and take the material back to Lisbon.
1. 1.1 A period of seven years.
2. 1.2Music The seven notes of the diatonic scale.
3. 1.3 A septenarius.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin septenarius (see septenarius).

Rhymes

beanery, bicentenary, catenary, centenary, deanery, greenery, machinery, plenary, scenery, senary

Definition of septenary in US English:

septenary

adjectiveˈseptəˌnerē

Relating to or divided into seven.

nounˈseptəˌnerē

1A group or set of seven things.
Example sentencesExamples
- The work, which resembles an oratorio more than any other work by Messiaen, is in two parts (‘septenaries’) of seven sections each.
- Messiaen suggested that Salzmann should return to Paris on about 14 April in order to go through the score for the second septenary and take the material back to Lisbon.
- By December 1966 the work had grown considerably, reaching its final number of 14 movements, divided into two seven-movement sections (‘septenaries’), and now requiring six soloists instead of the five previously mentioned.
1. 1.1 A period of seven years.
2. 1.2Music The seven notes of the diatonic scale.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin septenarius (see septenarius).

单词	septenary
释义	Definition of septenary in English: septenary adjective sɛpˈtiːn(ə)riˈsɛptɪn(ə)riˈseptəˌnerē Relating to or divided into seven. nounPlural septenaries sɛpˈtiːn(ə)riˈsɛptɪn(ə)riˈseptəˌnerē 1A group or set of seven things. Example sentencesExamples The work, which resembles an oratorio more than any other work by Messiaen, is in two parts (‘septenaries’) of seven sections each. By December 1966 the work had grown considerably, reaching its final number of 14 movements, divided into two seven-movement sections (‘septenaries’), and now requiring six soloists instead of the five previously mentioned. Messiaen suggested that Salzmann should return to Paris on about 14 April in order to go through the score for the second septenary and take the material back to Lisbon. 1.1 A period of seven years. 1.2Music The seven notes of the diatonic scale. 1.3 A septenarius. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin septenarius (see septenarius). Rhymes beanery, bicentenary, catenary, centenary, deanery, greenery, machinery, plenary, scenery, senary Definition of septenary in US English: septenary adjectiveˈseptəˌnerē Relating to or divided into seven. nounˈseptəˌnerē 1A group or set of seven things. Example sentencesExamples The work, which resembles an oratorio more than any other work by Messiaen, is in two parts (‘septenaries’) of seven sections each. Messiaen suggested that Salzmann should return to Paris on about 14 April in order to go through the score for the second septenary and take the material back to Lisbon. By December 1966 the work had grown considerably, reaching its final number of 14 movements, divided into two seven-movement sections (‘septenaries’), and now requiring six soloists instead of the five previously mentioned. 1.1 A period of seven years. 1.2Music The seven notes of the diatonic scale. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin septenarius (see septenarius).
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