"heptalogy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hɛpˈtæləd͡ʒi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-heptalogy.wav [Southern-England], En-us-heptalogy.oga [US] Forms: heptalogies [plural]
Etymology: From hepta- + -logy, in imitation of trilogy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hepta|logy}} hepta- + -logy, {{m|en|trilogy}} trilogy Head templates: {{en-noun}} heptalogy (plural heptalogies)
  1. (rare) A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works. Tags: rare Synonyms (series of seven works): septology Related terms: dilogy, trilogy, tetralogy, pentalogy, hexalogy, octalogy, ennealogy, decalogy, polylogy (2+) Translations (A set of seven works of art that are connected): heptalogia (Finnish), heptoloxía [feminine] (Galician), Heptalogie [feminine] (German), heptalogia [feminine] (Portuguese), heptología [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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