Sept (Noun)
Meaning 1
The month following August and preceding October.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- My birthday is in Sept, so I'm always looking forward to the fall season.
- The new school year typically starts in Sept and ends in June.
- We're planning a trip to the beach in Sept to enjoy the last warm weather of the summer.
- The fall semester begins in Sept and includes holidays like Thanksgiving and Halloween.
- I love celebrating Labor Day in Sept, it's always a fun long weekend.
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Meaning 2
People descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The O'Connors were one sept of the powerful Dyna tribe, tracing their lineage to the legendary High King of Ireland.
- The Kelly sept originated in the kingdom of Connacht and remained prominent throughout Irish history.
- Historians believe that many Scottish and Irish families descended from a common Celtic sept.
- According to tradition, the Murphy sept descended directly from the ancient Kings of Leinster.
- The O'Sullivans were a sept of the EĆ³ganachta dynasty, which ruled much of southern Ireland for centuries.
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- Bloodline
- Line
- Blood
- Ancestry
- Parentage
- Descent
- Line Of Descent
- Pedigree
- Stock
- Stemma
- Origin
- Lineage