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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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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