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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
Word of the Day
19 April 2025
CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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