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septentrional
Septentrional (adj) means (literary) Relating to the north; northern.
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(literary) Relating to the north; northern.
"Cow's milk could be obtained in very small quantities, but it was of evil flavour; butter, in the septentrional sense of the word, did not exist."
— George Gissing (1901)
"Well, no, we are all septentrional here, all a bit cool. What is mother? Genova and the Alto Adige. Coolest of them all."
— Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers (1980)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin septentriōnālis, from septentriōnēs (“seven plow oxen”), a name for the constellations now known as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, which appear in the northern sky.
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Rhymes for septentrional
coronal
rational
diagonal
personal
seasonal
national
optional
regional
hormonal
hexagonal
fictional
emotional
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of septentrional?
"septentrional" (adj) means (literary) Relating to the north; northern.
What is the opposite of septentrional?
Opposites of "septentrional" include southern, meridional, austral.
