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- [sep-tuh m]
- /ˈsɛp təm/
- /ˈsep.təm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sep-tuh m]
- /ˈsɛp təm/
Definitions of septum word
- noun plural septum a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment. 1
- noun septum skin between nostrils 1
- noun septum anatomy: separating tissue 1
- noun septum a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities 0
- noun septum a dividing partition or membrane between two cavities in a mechanical device 0
- noun septum a thin wall, membrane, etc. that separates two cavities or two masses of tissue, as in the nose or in a fruit 0
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Origin of septum
First appearance:
before 1710 One of the 50% oldest English words
1710-20; < Latin sēptum, variant of saeptum enclosure, noun use of neuter of saeptus (past participle of saepīre to fence); akin to saepēs hedge, fence
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Parts of speech for Septum
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septum popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
septum usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with septum
- what is a deviated septum?
- what is a septum?
- how to pierce your septum?
- how much is a septum piercing?
- how to hide septum piercing?
- how to tell if you have a deviated septum?
- how bad does a septum piercing hurt?
- how to clean septum piercing?
- what is septum?
- how much does a septum piercing cost?
- which ventricles are divided by the septum pellucidum?
- what is a septum piercing?
- how to hide a septum piercing?
- how long does it take for a septum to heal?
- what is the septum?
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