seventeen

[ sev-uhn-teen ]

noun
  1. a cardinal number, 10 plus 7.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 17 or XVII.

  1. 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.

Origin of seventeen

1
before 900; Middle English seventene,Old English seofontēne (cognate with Dutch zeventien,German siebzehn). See seven, -teen

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British Dictionary definitions for seventeen

seventeen

/ (ˈsɛvənˈtiːn) /


noun
  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and seven and is a prime number: See also number (def. 1)

  2. a numeral, 17, XVII, etc, representing this number

  1. the amount or quantity that is seven more than ten

  2. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 17 units

determiner
    • amounting to seventeen: seventeen attempts

    • (as pronoun): seventeen were sold

Origin of seventeen

1
Old English seofontīene

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