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SEPTENTRIONS
Noun
septentrions
plural of septentrion
Source: Wiktionary
SEPTENTRION
Sep*ten"tri*on, n. Etym: [L. septentrio the northern regions, the north, fr. septentriones the seven stars near the north pole, called Charles's Wain, or the Great Bear, also those called the Little Bear; properly, the seven plow oxen; septem seven + trio, orig., a plow ox: cf. F. septentrion.]
Definition: The north or northern regions. Shak. Both East West, South and Septentrioun. Chaucer.
Sep*ten"tri*on, Sep*ten"tri*on*al, a. Etym: [L. septentrionalis: cf. F. septentrional.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the north; northern. "From cold septentrion blasts." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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