how to pronounce septum

/ˈsɛp.təm/

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septum is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of septum in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… your style so septum must be up keeping …”

meanings of septum

noun:

One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
The cartilaginous center wall of the nose separating the two nostrils.
One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
Ellipsis of septum ring or septum piercing.
One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
(anatomy) A wall separating two cavities; a partition.

septum frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word septum occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics septum can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that septum can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;