▪ I. septi-1
comb. form of L. septem seven, forming adjs. in L., several of which have analogues formed with septem-, as septiceps, septichordis (also septemchordis), septicollis, septipēs (also septempedālis); in English forming compounds for the most part adapted from or modelled on the L. compounds: ˈseptichord, seven-stringed. ˈseptiˌcoloured, of seven colours. septiˈfarious rare—0. [f. L. septifariam adv., in seven parts: see quots.] septifluous rare—0 = septemfluous. septiˈfolious [L. folium leaf], having seven leaves. ˈseptiˌfronted, having seven foreheads. septiˈlateral, seven-sided. † septimestre [L. septi-, septemmēstris], seven months old. ˈseptimontial [L. Septimontiālis, f. Septimontium (mont-, mons mountain)], belonging to the feast held on the seven hills of Rome. ˈseptipartite = septempartite. † septipedal [cf. septempedal], seven feet in length. ˈseptiregal, of seven kings. septiˈsyllable, a word of seven syllables. sepˈtivalent, Chem., combining with seven atoms of hydrogen or other univalent element or radical. ˈseptizone [L. septizōnium]: see quot.
| 1721 A. Malcolm Treat. Mus. 522 A third Tetrachord was added to the *septichord Lyre. |
| 1825 Waterton Wand. S. Amer. iv. ii. 284, I was in hopes to have found the Grande Gobe Mouche of Buffon, and the *septicoloured Tangara. 1865 Grote Plato I. i. 62 note x, A wheel painted with the seven prismatic colours and made to revolve rapidly, will look white, but it is still really septi-coloured. |
| 1656 Blount Glossogr., *Septifarious, of seven manner of fashions, sorts or ways. a 1860 A. Gray (cited by Worcester), Septifarious, turned seven different ways. |
| 1656 Blount Glossogr., *Septifluous. See Septemfluous. |
| 1721 Bailey, *Septifolious Plants, such as consist of 7 Leaves. |
| a 1708 T. Ward Eng. Ref. iv. (1716) 363 With ten huge Horns on ev'ry Forhead, And with a *Septi-fronted Scull. |
| 1658 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. v. xxii. 331 Seven equicrural triangles..whose bases are the seven sides of the *septilateral figure. 1834 H. Ainsworth Rookwood iii. iv, A septilateral figure. |
| 1658 Phillips, *Septimestre, of seven moneths space. |
| 1606 Holland Sueton. 262 At the solemne *Septimontiall sacrifice, hee made a dole of Viands. |
| 1808 G. S. Faber View Prophecies I. 124 Whether the division of the mystic Euphrates into seven streams denotes some *septipartite division of the Turkish empire. a 1878 Sir G. Scott Lect. Archit. (1879) II. 198 Sexpartite or septipartite vaulting. 1902 Nature 27 Nov. 80/2 If a line cutting the fourth portion in four real points be projected to infinity, the projection will be septipartite. |
| 1606 W. Birnie Kirk-Buriall (1833) 3 To defraude the most landles liuer on life at lest of his *septipedall inheritance so equally proportioned to all by death. |
| 1847 Gentl. Mag. July 45/2 Age has scarcely less likelihood of returning to childhood than Roman history of reverting to the Trojan origin and *septiregal succession. |
| 1834 Oswald (cited by Worcester), *Septisyllable. |
| 1872 Watts Dict. Chem. VI. 243 Sodium also can act as a trivalent and as a *septivalent element. 1880 E. Cleminshaw Wurtz' Atom. Theory 229 [Chlorine] is septivalent in perchloric acid. |
| 1730 Bailey (folo), *Septizone, a Building girt with seven Rows of Columns. |
▪ II. septi-2 comb. form of
septum, as in
septiferous,
septiform2,
septifragal. (
Cf. septo-2.)