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septuagint

/sɛpˈtuəd͡ʒənt/obsolete

septuagint is spelled S-E-P-T-U-A-G-I-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, septuagint means “A group of 70 people or a collection of 70 things” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of septuagint is septuagints.

How many letters and syllables are in septuagint?

Letters10: S-E-P-T-U-A-G-I-N-T
In writingabout once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search

Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How common is septuagint?

Septuagint appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form in the list.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce septuagint?

  • US /sɛpˈtuəd͡ʒənt/
  • US /sɛpˈtjuəd͡ʒənt/
  • US /ˈsɛpʃəwəˌd͡ʒɪnt/

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does septuagint mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    archaicA group of 70 people or a collection of 70 things.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Where does septuagint come from?

From Latin septuaginta (“seven tens, 70”), chiefly under the influence of the Septuagint and the story of its team of translators, q.v.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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