sep|ten|tri|on

sep|ten|tri|on
sep|ten|tri|on «sehp TEHN tree uhn», noun, adjective.
–n. Archaic.
1. the north: »

Thou art as opposite to every good…as the south to the septentrion (Shakespeare).

2. a northerner.
–adj.
= septentrional. (Cf.septentrional)
[< Latin septentriō, -ōnis]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Sep|ten|tri|ons — «sehp TEHN tree uhnz», noun (plural). Archaic. the constellation of the Great Bear. ╂[< Latin septentriōnēs (literally) the seven oxen that circle the polestar, singular of septentriō, ōnis the north] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ten — af·ten; aglis·ten; an·ten·nal; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ten·na·ri·i·dae; an·ten·na·ry; an·ten·na·ta; an·ten·nate; an·ten·ni·fer; an·ten·ni·form; an·ten·nu·la; an·ten·nu·lar; an·ten·nule; ap·pe·ten·cy; ar·ten·kreis; as·tro·pec·ten; at·ten·si·ty;… …   English syllables

  • septentrion — sep·ten·tri·on …   English syllables

  • septentrional — sep|ten|tri|o|nal <Adj.> [lat. septentrionalis, zu: septentrio = der Große Bär] (bildungsspr. veraltend): nördlich …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • septentrional — sep|ten|tri|o|nal* <aus gleichbed. lat. septentrionalis zu septemtrio »Siebengestirn (am nördlichen Himmel; = Großer Bär od. Wagen)« (zu septem »sieben« u. trio »pflügender Ochse«), eigtl. »die sieben Pflugochsen«, weil man das Sternbild als… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • septentrional — sep·ten·tri·o·nal …   English syllables

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