ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Seventeen

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/ · Part of speech numeral

Quick meaning: Seventeen is a numeral meaning The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

[T]he charge of my moſt curious, and coſtly ingredients fraide, amounting to ſome ſeaventeene thouſand crovvnes, a trifle in reſpect of health, vvriting your noble name in my Catalogue, I ſhall acknovvledge my ſelfe amply ſatisfi'd.

Synonyms for seventeen

Depending on context, synonyms include cardinal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cardinal, eleven, forty-seventh, fourteen, robin, roger.

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