# Sept.

Pronunciation: US say "sep-TEM-ber" /sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/; UK say "sep-TEM-buh" /sɛpˈtɛmbə/

## Proper noun

1. Abbreviation of September. — Abbreviation of September.
   - Simple: Short form of September. Use this when writing the month's name, such as in a date.
   - _The committee scheduled the next meeting for Sept. 14._
   - _We moved into the apartment back in Sept. 2019._
2. Abbreviation of Septuagint. — Abbreviation of Septuagint.
   - Simple: Short form of Septuagint. Use this when naming the old Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures.
   - _The commentary follows the Sept. rather than the Masoretic reading._
   - _Scholars compared the Sept. with later Greek revisions of the same passages._

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