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septennial

/sep-ten-ee-uhl/US // sɛpˈtɛn i əl //UK // (sɛpˈtɛnɪəl) //

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : occurring every seven years.
    • : of or for seven years.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something that occurs every seven years.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Did any one at that period hold that the septennial bill was a revolutionary measure?

  • The dreadful disorders of frequent elections have also necessitated a septennial instead of a triennial duration.

  • In some parishes a Triennial or even Septennial visit to the boundaries is considered sufficient.

  • He hated Dissenters and stock-jobbers, the excise and the army, septennial parliaments, and Continental connexions.

  • If the remedies are proper in triennial, they will not be less so in septennial elections.