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PRONUNCIATION:

(HEB-duh-mad)

MEANING:

noun:
1. A group of seven.
2. A period of seven days; a week.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin hebdomas, from Greek hepta (seven). Earliest documented use: 1545.

USAGE:

"As a string quartet, the excellent Brooklyn Rider is all about the number four. But on their new album, Seven Steps, its members circle around the mysterious -- and some might even say spiritual -- power of the hebdomad."
Anastasia Tsioulcas; Brooklyn Rider, 'Seven Steps'; National Public Radio (Washington, DC); Feb 5, 2012.

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