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hepta-

  1. a combining form meaning “seven,” used in the formation of compound words:

    heptahedron.



hepta-

combining_form

  1. seven

    heptameter

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of hepta-1

< Greek, combining form of heptá seven; cognate with Latin septem; akin to Old English seofon seven
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hepta-1

from Greek
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Example Sentences

The Ptolemies united it to the mainland by means of a pier, named Hepta-stadium, in allusion to its length.

Heptad, a term in chemistry to denote an atom that is the equivalent of seven atoms of hydrogen, from hepta, seven.

Hepta- (in words of Greek origin), seven; as Heptagynous, with seven pistils or styles.

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