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seven
[ sev-uhn ]
noun
- a cardinal number, 6 plus 1.
- a symbol for this number, as 7 or VII.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- a playing card with seven pips.
- sevens, (used with a singular verb) fan-tan ( def 1 ).
adjective
- amounting to seven in number.
verb phrase
seven
/ ˈɛə /
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one and is a prime number See also number
- a numeral, 7, VII, etc, representing this number
- the amount or quantity that is one greater than six
- anything representing, represented by, or consisting of seven units, such as a playing card with seven symbols on it
- Also calledseven o'clock seven hours after noon or midnight
determiner
- amounting to seven
seven swans a-swimming
- ( as pronoun ) hepta-septi-
you've eaten seven already
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of seven1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of seven1
Idioms and Phrases
see at sixes and sevens ; in seventh heaven .Example Sentences
The session was stopped twice because grass beside the Suzuka track caught alight, once early in the session and once seven minutes before the scheduled end.
Tyler Bellerose struck out seven in four innings for the Oilers.
Megan has now reached a point in her life where she is ready to stop using drugs and has been in recovery for seven months.
He was nominated seven times for an Oscar but never won.
The only possible explanation was a mistake or mix-up in that maternity ward more than seven decades ago.
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