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septentrion

[ sep-ten-tree-on, -uhn ]

noun

  1. Obsolete. the north.


septentrion

/ ɛˈɛԳٰɪˌɒ /

noun

  1. archaic.
    the northern regions or the north
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱԳٰDzԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٱ·ٰ··Բ [sep-, ten, -tree-, uh, -nl], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of septentrion1

1350–1400; Middle English Septemtrio ( u ) n < Latin septemٰōŧ, septenٰōŧ the seven stars of Ursa Major, the north, equivalent to septem seven + ٰōŧ (plural) plowing oxen
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of septentrion1

C14: from Latin septenٰōŧ, literally: the seven ploughing oxen (the constellation of the Great Bear), from septem seven + ٰōŧ ploughing oxen
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Example Sentences

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This year she began Le Septentrion Info, a French-language Web site dedicated to news from that under-covered region.

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Vna que por la parte que mira al Septentrion, atrae el hierro, por lo quel se llama magnes ferrugineus.

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Por ce nagent li marinier � l’enseigne des estoiles qui i sont, que il apelent tramontaines, et les gens qui sont en Europe et es parties dec� nagent � la tramontaine de septentrion, et li autre nagent � cele de midi.

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Other species.—At the locality on the Río Septentrión, 1500 feet, 1-1/2 mi.

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The canyon of the Río Septentrión is steep and rocky, the tropical vegetation occurs only in the bottom of the canyon, and unless construction of a railroad had been in progress the area could have been reached only after several days by means of a pack train.

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