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English
Etymology
From hepta- + -ad.
Pronunciation
Noun
heptad (plural heptads)
- Synonym of septet: a group of seven things.
- (genetics) A sequence of seven bases.
Coordinate terms
- (group) monad, duad/dyad, triad, tetrad, pentad, hexad, hebdomad/heptad, ogdoad/octad, ennead/nonad, decad/decade, hendecad, dodecad/duodecade, chiliad
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