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hepta-

Hepta is defined as seven.

(prefix)

An example of the hepta prefix is a heptagon, a shape with seven sides.

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See hepta- in Webster's New World College Dictionary

seven: heptagon
Chem. having seven atoms, radicals, etc. of a (specified) substance: heptachlor

Also, before a vowel, hept-

Origin: < Gr hepta, seven

See hepta- in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or hept-

prefix

Seven: heptarchy.

Origin:

Origin: Greek

Origin: , from hepta, seven; see septm̥ in Indo-European roots

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