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hepta-
- a combining form meaning “seven,” used in the formation of compound words:
heptahedron.
hepta-
combining_form
- seven
heptameter
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Word History and Origins
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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.
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Heptad, a term in chemistry to denote an atom that is the equivalent of seven atoms of hydrogen, from hepta, seven.
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Hepta- (in words of Greek origin), seven; as Heptagynous, with seven pistils or styles.
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