seventeen

[ sev-uhn-teen ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 10 plus 7.
2. a symbol for this number, as 17 or XVII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 17 in number.
2. (initial capital letter, italics) a novel (1916) by Booth Tarkington.

seventeen

/ ˈsɛvənˈtiːn /

noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and seven and is a prime number See also number
2. a numeral, 17, XVII, etc, representing this number
3. the amount or quantity that is seven more than ten
4. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 17 units

determiner

1. 1. amounting to seventeen

      seventeen attempts

   2. ( as pronoun )

      seventeen were sold

Word History and Origins

Origin of seventeen¹

before 900; Middle English seventene, Old English seofontēne (cognate with Dutch zeventien, German siebzehn ). See seven, -teen

Word History and Origins

Origin of seventeen¹

Old English seofontīene

Example Sentences

“It has been seventeen years since The Black Parade was sent to the MOAT,” the band wrote Tuesday in a tour announcement on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times

As of April 2024, seventeen states and the District of Columbia have adopted the compact, jurisdictions that comprise 209 electoral votes.

From Salon

She’d arrived on a flight from Kuala Lumpur only to leave seventeen hours later for Manila.

From Literature

Across the island, seventeen reservoirs catch and store rainwater, which is treated through a series of chemical coagulation, rapid gravity filtration and disinfection.

From Seattle Times

Besides the seventeen refugees from Washington’s home, more than twenty enslaved people from Thomas Jefferson’s properties were also in Yorktown, along with thousands of others who had escaped bondage.

From Literature