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[ noun ] the month following August and preceding October

Synonyms

September Sep

Used in print

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

He will be succeeded by Ivan_Allen_Jr. , who became a candidate in the Sept. 13 primary after Mayor_Hartsfield announced that he would not run for reelection .

State_Party_Chairman_James_W._Dorsey added that enthusiasm was picking_up for a state rally to be held Sept. 8 in Savannah at which newly elected Texas Sen._John_Tower will be the featured speaker .

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

Like the recent Scheherazade from London ( High_Fidelity , Sept. 1961 ) , it is successful because emphasis has been placed on good musical and engineering practices rather_than on creating sensational effects .

2
[ noun ] people descended from a common ancestor

Examples

"his family had lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

Used in print

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

In an attempt to reverse the downhill trend by stimulating the bone_marrow and controlling any hemolytic component , triamcinolone , 16 mg. daily , was begun on Sept. 26 , 1958 , and continued until Feb. 18 , 1959 .

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