n. Obsolete Northern regions; the north. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin septentriōnēs, seven plow oxen, the seven principal stars of Ursa Major or Ursa Minor : septem, seven; see sept in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + triōnēs (pl. of triō, triōn-, plow ox; see terə-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] sep·tentri·o·nal (-trē-ə-nəl) adj. |
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