septenaries

septenaries
sep·te·nar·y || sep'tenərɪ /sep'tɪːnrɪ n. group of seven items; period of seven years; number 7 adj. pertaining to the number 7; of a period of seven years; occurring every seven years; comprising a group of seven items

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