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SEVEN
seven, vii
(adjective) being one more than six
seven, seven-spot
(noun) one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face
seven, VII, sevener, heptad, septet, septenary
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Numeral
seven
A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight. This many dots: (•••••••).
Describing a group or set with seven elements.
Usage notes
Like other numerals, sometimes used postpositively in Late Middle English and Early Modern English, for exampleː
• Sun and moon set in the heaven, with stars, and the planets seven. (The Towneley plays)
Noun
seven (countable and uncountable, plural sevens)
The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.
(countable, cards) A card bearing seven pips.
Anagrams
• Evens, Neves, eevns, evens, neves, névés
Proper noun
Seven
A river in North Yorkshire, England that flows through Rosedale to join the Rye.
Anagrams
• Evens, Neves, eevns, evens, neves, névés
Source: Wiktionary
Sev"en, a. Etym: [OE. seven, seoven, seofen, AS. seofon, seofan, seofen; akin to D. zeven, OS., Goth., & OHG. sibun, G. sieben, Icel. sjau, sjö, Sw. sju, Dan. syv, Lith. septyni, Russ. seme, W. saith, Gael. seachd, Ir. seacht, L. septem, Gr. saptan. sq. root305. Cf. Hebdomad, Heptagon, September.]
Definition: One more than six; six and one added; as, seven days make one week. Seven sciences. See the Note under Science, n., 4.
– Seven stars (Astron.), the Pleiades.
– Seven wonders of the world. See under Wonders.
– Seven-year apple (Bot.), a rubiaceous shrub (Genipa clusiifolia) growing in the West Indies; also, its edible fruit.
– Seven-year vine (Bot.), a tropical climbing plant (Ipomoea tuberosa) related to the morning-glory.
Sev"en, n.
1. The number greater by one than six; seven units or objects. Of every beast, and bird, and insect small, Game sevens and pairs. Milton.
2. A symbol representing seven units, as 7, or vii.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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