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# sept

«sept» in Mova's school dictionary: **«Sept» (with a capital S and often a full stop) is a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a sept, septs); abbreviation (Sept)

### meaning for a pupil

1) «Sept» (with a capital S and often a full stop) is a short form of September, the ninth month. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sept/#m1)

2) (history) A sept is a branch of a clan or family, especially in Ireland and Scotland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sept/#m2)

3) Sept is also the French word for the number seven. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sept/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

On calendars, forms and timetables «Sept.» or «Sep» is the short form of the month name. In history, Irish and Scottish septs are family groups. Phrases: «Sept.», «a sept of the clan».

### examples

- School starts again in Sept. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sept/#x1)
- The form said «Sept.» instead of September. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sept/#x2)
- The family belonged to a sept of the clan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sept/#x3)
- Each sept had its own lands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sept/#x4)
- The ninth month, Sept, has 30 days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sept/#x5)

### note

As a month abbreviation it is written with a capital: Sept or Sep. September has 30 days. Lower-case «sept» is the clan word.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sept» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sept/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.