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dissepiment

Syllabification: (dis·sep·i·ment)
Pronunciation: /diˈsepəmənt/
Definition of dissepiment

noun

Botany & Zoology
  • a partition in a part or organ; a septum.

Origin:

early 18th century: from Latin dissaepimentum, from dissaepire 'make separate', from dis- (expressing separation) + saepire 'divide by a hedge'

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