"heptad" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛptæd/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: heptads [plural]
Etymology: From hepta- + -ad. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hepta|ad}} hepta- + -ad Head templates: {{en-noun}} heptad (plural heptads)
  1. Synonym of septet: a group of seven things. Synonyms: septet [synonym, synonym-of] Coordinate_terms (group): monad
    Sense id: en-heptad-en-noun-6xDgcKP3 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hepta- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hepta-: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'group': 100 0
  2. (genetics) A sequence of seven bases.
    Sense id: en-heptad-en-noun-aTAB8utI Categories (other): Genetics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hepta-, English terms suffixed with -ad, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Collectives, Seven Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hepta-: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ad: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Collectives: 11 89 Disambiguation of Seven: 32 68 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: diheptad, heptadic

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "triad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tetrad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pentad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hexad"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hebdomad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "heptad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ogdoad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "octad"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ennead"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nonad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "decad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "decade"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hendecad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dodecad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "duodecade"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "chiliad"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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    }
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        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "dodecad"
    },
    {
      "word": "duodecade"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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