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sexton

English

Etymology

From Old French segrestien, from Medieval Latin sacristanus, based on Latin sacer (sacred).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?s?k.st?n/
  • Hyphenation: sex?ton

Noun

sexton (plural sextons)

  1. A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell-ringer.
  2. A sexton beetle.

Synonyms

  • sacristan

Translations


Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sæxtan, siæxt?n, from Old Norse sextán, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?s?ks?t?n/

Numeral

sexton

  1. sixteen

Related terms

  • sextonde
  • sextondel

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septon

English

Etymology

Back formation from septic acid (nitric acid), so named because nitrogen appeared to be the cause of putrefaction.

Noun

septon (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry, obsolete) nitrogen

References

Anagrams

  • netops, pontes, posnet, step on

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