septentrion


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sep·ten·tri·on

 (sĕp-tĕn′trē-ŏn′, -ən)
n. Obsolete
Northern regions; the north.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin septentriōnēs, seven plow oxen, the seven principal stars of Ursa Major or Ursa Minor : septem, seven; see septm̥ in Indo-European roots + triōnēs (pl. of triō, triōn-, plow ox; see terə- in Indo-European roots).]
sep·ten′tri·o·nal (-trē-ə-nəl) adj.
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septentrion

(sɛpˈtɛntrɪˌɒn)
n
archaic the northern regions or the north
[C14: from Latin septentriōnēs, literally: the seven ploughing oxen (the constellation of the Great Bear), from septem seven + triōnēs ploughing oxen]
sepˈtentrional adj
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He brought our Saviour to the western side Of that high mountain, whence he might behold Another plain, long, but in breadth not wide, Washed by the southern sea, and on the north To equal length backed with a ridge of hills That screened the fruits of the earth and seats of men From cold Septentrion blasts; thence in the midst Divided by a river, off whose banks On each side an Imperial City stood, With towers and temples proudly elevate On seven small hills, with palaces adorned, Porches and theatres, baths, aqueducts, Statues and trophies, and triumphal arcs, Gardens and groves, presented to his eyes Above the highth of mountains interposed-- By what strange parallax, or optic skill Of vision, multiplied through air, or glass Of telescope, were curious to enquire.
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Mientras a nivel familiar es Caballero Bonald quien esta mas apegado al vino, Quinones encuentra en su venta sustento economico, pues viaja por el septentrion peninsular como representante de vinos.
La Andalucia de Caballero Bonaldy de Quinones: Un viaje de ida y de vuelta
Villeneuve-d'Ascq: Presses universitaires du Septentrion.
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SEPTENTRION A Thenorth B Seven-foot verse C Composition for seven performers who am I?
TIME OUT EXTRA
Quebec: Septentrion, 2016 ISBN 978 2894488652, 572pp, p/b, 95 [pounds sterling]
Le souffle et la flamme Monique Brunet-Weinmann
Martin Gauthier, L'histoire du port de Trois-Rivieres (Quebec: Editions du Septentrion, 2013), 143 p.
Martin Gauthier, L'histoire du port de Trois-Rivieres

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