How do you pronounce sept?

The recorded pronunciation is /sɛpt/.

sept

/sɛpt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: sept
IPA: /sɛpt/

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Meaning

noun

A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; especially, one of the ancient clans of Ireland.

noun

An enclosure; a railing.

verb

simple past and past participle of seep

name

Alternative form of Sep: Abbreviation of September.

Australian usage; Indian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

"The chief, struck by the illustration, asked at once to be baptized, and all his sept followed his example."
"Never need you fear for a single thane of your sept or nation, young warriors or old."
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:sept."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: saeptum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɛpt/
British English: /sɛpt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

septs (plural)

Derived Forms

septal septship subsept

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

Sept in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Synonyms

family family line folk kinfolk kinsfolk phratry september sep

Rhymes With

except kept accept stepped slept swept intercept adept wept crept inept leapt