sept

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the month following August and preceding October
  2. noun people descended from a common ancestor

Etymology

A corruption of sect, influenced by Latin saeptum (“fence, enclosure”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

September, Sep

A single word — an entire dictionary opens.

Type a word, a sentence, a book title, or a link to an English article. WordNet and the Classics answer.

Try

A library of classics · a vault of words · instant etymology & meaning

Continue reading