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Morphology U3

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MORPHOLOGY U3

ROOTS: HEX, SEX, SEPT, OCT

INTRODUCING TABLE OF CONTENTS...
Hexagon,
Sextant,
September,
Septet,
Septuagenarian,
Septennial,
Octagon,
Octave,
October, and Octopus

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HEXAGON (hex)
Noun
A 2-dimensional figure that has six angles and six sides

Our art teacher showed us that one hexagon could create a whole new picture.

SEXTANT (sex)
Noun
A sixth of a circle; an instrument used to determine the position of a ship or airplane

Kira broke mom's favorite sextant by running in the grass and tripping on a rock, crashing atop of the sextant.

SEPTEMBER (sept)
Noun
The ninth month of the year, formerly the seventh

In September, my family goes to the snowy mountains while I stay at home.

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SEPTET (sept)
Noun
A group of seven singers or musicians who perform together; a piece of music that is meant to be performed by seven people

Kalista thought the septet at the talent show was awesome because the instruments were all together in the song.

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SEPTUAGENARIAN (sept)
Noun
A person who is between 70 and 79 years old.

Yesterday, I saw my grandmother , who is a septuagenarian, reading a book to my little sister, Ella.

SEPTENNIAL (sept)
Adjective
Lasting for seven years; happening once every seven years

Dad and I have a septennial party for my special holiday I made up, "Septice Time."

OCTAGON (oct)
Noun
A flat shape that has eight sides and eight angles

My house ceiling is a huge octagon that makes me feel like I'm in shape world.

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OCTOBER (oct)
Noun
The tenth month of the year, formerly the eighth

Every October, Ky and
his family go on a trip to the ocean in their own yacht.

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OCTOPUS (oct)
Noun
A sea animal that has a soft body and eight long arms

My BFF and I went sea diving and we saw the most beautiful octopus sitting on some coral.

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EXTRA WORDS
TaBlE oF cOnTeNtS
octennial
octameter
septuplet
sextet
hexagram
octagram
sextuplet
octachord
sexagenarian

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OCTENNIAL (oct)
Adjective
Occurring every eight years

Laura has an octennial event, her big guava bread sale which takes a lot of practice between sales.

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OCTAMETER (oct)
Adjective
Consisting of eight measures or feet

Fifa and I finally found something that was exactly one octameter wide, the rock frame on the directory sign about the mission.

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SEPTUPLET (sept)
Noun
One of seven offspring delivered at a single birth


Nobody except my BFF, Fry believed me when I said that I was a septuplet until I showed my 6 sisters to everyone.

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OCTAVE (oct)
Noun
A group of eight, such as eight lines or eight musical notes

Pete has to play one octave lower to pass his musical quiz on Thursday.

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SEXTET (sex)
Noun
A composition for six voices or six instruments

Our sextet needed more practice, and Kay forgot his trumpet, but we were on in five minutes!

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HEXAGRAM (hex)
Noun
A six pointed star formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon into equilateral triangles


Everyone at school saw that a hexagram had been carved into the blacktop with odd symbols in the spaces.

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OCTAGRAM (oct)
Noun
An eight sided star polygon


Maya made a beautiful octagram with purple, pink and green, so her art was hung up at the front of the school.

SEXTUPLET (sex)
Noun
One of six offspring born in a single birth

Tara's sextuplets ran after a monarch butterfly while I watched a squirrel collect acorns.

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OCTACHORD (oct)
Noun
An eight stringed musical instrument

Carl practiced Wildest Dreams on his octachord and the fifth time he tried it, he played the song perfectly.

SEXAGENARIAN (sex) Noun
A person who is between 60 and 69 years old

My soccer team's coach, Mr. Bogby-Hode, who is a sexagenarian, was proud that we had won the soccer ball championship.

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HEX

SIX
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SEX

SIX
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SEPT

SEVEN

OCT

EIGHT
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MORPHOLOGY U3
By... R. K.
Roots: Hex, Sex, Sept, Oct