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# sep

abbreviation (Sep, Sep.); fragment

«sep» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Sep or Sep. is a short form of September, the ninth month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sep/#m1)
2. Sep. can be a short form of «separate» in notes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sep/#m2)
3. As a lower-case «sep», it is usually a fragment of a longer word, not a word on its own. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sep/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life short month names appear on calendars, tickets, receipts and food labels. Some writers use «Sept» instead. Phrases: «Sep» on a calendar.

### Examples

- On the calendar, Sep is short for September. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sep/#x1)
- The school year in England starts in Sep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sep/#x2)
- Some people write Sept instead of Sep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sep/#x3)
- Jan, Feb, Mar … Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sep/#x4)
- «Sep» on the label shows the month the jam is best before. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sep/#x5)
- Write the full word, September, in your story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sep/#x6)

### Note

Write with a capital S when it means September: Sep or Sept. It is not a word to use in sentences; write «September» in full in schoolwork. September is the 9th month and has 30 days.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sep» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sep/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sep» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sep.html) on Mova free.