| 单词 | septentrion |
| 释义 | septentrion[ sep-ten-tree-on, -uhn ] / sɛpˈtɛn triˌɒn, -ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR septentrion ON THESAURUS.COM nounObsolete. the north. Origin of septentrion1350–1400; Middle English Septemtrio(u)n<Latin septemtriōnēs, septentriōnēs the seven stars of Ursa Major, the north, equivalent to septemseven + triōnēs (plural) plowing oxen OTHER WORDS FROM septentrionsep·ten·tri·o·nal [sep-ten-tree-uh-nl], /sɛpˈtɛn tri ə nl/, adjectiveWords nearby septentrionseptenarius, septenary, septendecillion, septennial, septennium, septentrion, septet, septi-, septic, septic abortion, septicaemia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for septentrion
British Dictionary definitions for septentrionseptentrion / (sɛpˈtɛntrɪˌɒn) / nounarchaic the northern regions or the north Derived forms of septentrionseptentrional, adjectiveWord Origin for septentrionC14: from Latin septentriōnēs, literally: the seven ploughing oxen (the constellation of the Great Bear), from septem seven + triōnēs ploughing oxen 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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