septempartite

English

WOTD – 18 January 2011

Alternative forms

Etymology

From septem- +‎ partite.[1] Compare Renaissance Latin septempartītus.[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĕp'tĕmpärʹtīt, IPA(key): /ˌsɛptɛmˈpɑːtaɪt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

septempartite (not comparable)

  1. Divided or separated into seven parts or sections.
  2. (botany) Exhibiting division into seven parts nearly to the base.

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References

  1. ^ “septem-, comb. form”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “septempartite, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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