septaine
French, noun\sɛp.tɛn\
septaine is spelled S-E-P-T-A-I-N-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 59 million words in written French, the 242,150th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Septaine is a French feminine noun meaning “a group of seven things, days etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Quantité de sept choses ou personnes formant un ensemble”.
What does septaine mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea group of seven things, days etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Quantité de sept choses ou personnes formant un ensemble. 2. Durée de sept jours, période de sept jours ou durée de sept ans, période de sept ans. 3. Isolement sanitaire de sept jours.
noun: 1. Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of septaine
- septaines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce septaine?
- \sɛp.tɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is septaine in French?
septaine appears about once in every 59 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).