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septĭmānus , a, um, adj. septem.
I. Of or belonging to the number seven: Nonae, falling on the seventh day of the month (in March, May, July, and October; “opp. quintanae, which fell upon the fifth day),Varr. L. L. 6, § 27 Müll.; Macr. S. 1, 14; Censor. de Die Nat. 20: “feturae,born in the seventh month, Arn. 3, 105.—
II. Subst.
A. septĭmāni , ōrum, m., soldiers of the seventh legion, Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 36; Tac. H. 3, 25.—
B. septĭmāna , ae, f., late Lat. for hebdomas, a week, Cod. Th. 15, 5, 5: “die septimanarum,the Jewish feast of weeks, Vulg. 2 Macc. 12, 31.—Hence, septĭmā-nărĭi , = hebdomadarii, Reg. Bened. 35.
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    • Old Testament, 2 Maccabees, 12.31
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 3.25
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 3.36
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