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Added 9 October 2026

sept

/sɛpt/ noun

Latin root: saeptum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sept at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The month following August and preceding October.
People descended from a common ancestor.
his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower

Origin

A corruption of sect, influenced by Latin saeptum (“fence, enclosure”).

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