seventeen

[ sev-uh n-teen ]
/ ˈsɛv ənˈtin /

noun

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

adjective

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

Origin of seventeen

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

Words nearby seventeen

sevenbark, sevener, sevenfold, sevenpenny, sevens, seventeen, seventeen-year locust, seventeenth, seventeenth amendment, seventh, seventh amendment

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British Dictionary definitions for seventeen

seventeen
/ (ˈsɛvənˈtiːn) /

noun

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

determiner

  1. amounting to seventeenseventeen attempts
  2. (as pronoun)seventeen were sold

Word Origin for seventeen

Old English seofontīene