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hept-
(HEPT)seven
Greek hept and Latin sept both mean seven. A heptagon has seven sides; September was the seventh month in the old Roman calendar.
prefixGreek
Number & quantitySpellings:heptheptasept
Example words
heptagon
a seven-sided shape
heptathlon
an athletic contest of seven events
septet
a group of seven (usually musicians)
September
the seventh month of the old Roman calendar
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 6, 7, 8
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
- L.8.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
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