Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

septimation

/ˈsɛptəmeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sep-ti-ma-tion
IPA: /ˈsɛptəmeɪʃən/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The loss, seizure, destruction, or killing of one seventh (of something or of a group).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To Wilberforce ‘the Sabbath was a delight’ […] O how often, even among those who most punctiliously observe it, does it seem […] an unwelcome exaction, a sort of septimation of time, as grievous as church decimations of property."
"We had gone into the enemy’s ground with seven hundred warriors — a little over one hundred of whom were missing when we left it — as, at that time, we could hardly muster six hundred. This septimation of our men was accompanied by a proportionate riddance of such encumbrances of the expedition as wore the shape of women and little ones."

Etymology

From Latin septimus (“seventh”) + -ation, after decimation; compare septimate.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: septimus
Suffix: ation

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɛptəmeɪʃən/
British English: /sɛptɪˈmeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

septimations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

quintation (1 5) decimation (1 10) vicesimation (1 20) tricesimation (1 30)

Questions

How do you pronounce septimation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛptəmeɪʃən/.
What does septimation mean?: The loss, seizure, destruction, or killing of one seventh (of something or of a group).
Where does septimation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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