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seventeen definition

sev·en·teen (sev′ən tēn′)

adjective

totaling seven more than ten

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

noun

the cardinal number between sixteen and eighteen; 17; XVII

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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