septimation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /sɛptɪˈmeɪʃən/    美 /ˈsɛptəmeɪʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The loss, seizure, destruction, or killing of one seventh (of something or of a group). countable,rare,uncountable
    — To Wilberforce ‘the Sabbath was a delight’ […] O how often, even among those who most punctiliously observe it, does it seem […] an unwelcome exaction, a sort of septimation of time, as grievous as church decimations of property.

词形变化

septimations plural

词源

From Latin septimus (“seventh”) + -ation, after decimation; compare septimate.
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