SEVENTEEN

seventeen, xvii

(adjective) being one more than sixteen

seventeen, XVII

(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Numeral

seventeen

The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17.

Source: Wiktionary


Sev"en*teen`, a. Etym: [OE. seventene, AS. seofontyne, i. e., seven- ten. Cf. Seventy.]

Definition: One more than sixteen; ten and seven added; as, seventeen years.

Sev"en*teen`, n.

1. The number greater by one than sixteen; the sum of ten and seven; seventeen units or objects.

2. A symbol denoting seventeen units, as 17, or xvii.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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