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seventeen

(sev′ən tēn′)

adjective

totaling seven more than ten

Origin: ME seventene < OE seofentyne: see seven & -teen

noun

the cardinal number between sixteen and eighteen; 17; XVII

See seventeen in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The cardinal number equal to 16 + 1.
The 17th in a set or sequence.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English seventene

Origin: , from Old English seofontīne; see septm̥ in Indo-European roots

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sevˌen·teenˈ adjective & pron.

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