seventeenth, th
(adjective) coming next after the sixteenth in position
seventeenth
(noun) position 17 in a countable series of things
Source: WordNet® 3.1
seventeenth
The ordinal form of the number seventeen.
English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.
17th, 17th; (in names of monarchs and popes) XVII
seventeenth (plural seventeenths)
One of seventeen equal parts of a whole.
(music) An interval of two octaves and a third.
Source: Wiktionary
Sev"en*teenth`, a. Etym: [From Seventeen: cf. AS. seofonteóedha, seofonteogeedha.]
1. Next in order after the sixteenth; coming after sixteen others. In . . . the seventeenth day of the month . . . were all the fountains of the great deep broken up. Gen. vii. 11.
2. Constituting or being one of seventeen equal parts into which anything is divided.
Sev"en*teenth`, n.
1. The next in order after the sixteenth; one coming after sixteen others.
2. The quotient of a unit divided by seventeen; one of seventeen equal parts or divisions of one whole.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: An interval of two octaves and a third.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
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