noun

septunx

gen. septuncis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd

septem-uncia; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 171 Müll..

seven twelfths •

Lit., seven twelfths of a whole (v. as, 1.): jugeri, Col. 5, 1, 11; Liv. 5, 24, 4: auri, seven ounces, id. 23, 19, 16.—

seven things of a kind; seven pieces by extension •

Transf., seven things of a kind, seven pieces, etc.; hence, in drinking, seven cups, Mart. 8, 51, 25; 3, 82, 29.

Perseus ID: n43794 Key: septunx