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seventeen

[ sev-uhn-teen ]

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 10 plus 7.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 17 or XVII.
  3. a set of this many persons or things.


adjective

  1. amounting to 17 in number.
  2. (initial capital letter, italics) a novel (1916) by Booth Tarkington.

seventeen

/ ˈɛəˈپː /

noun

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and seven and is a prime number See also number
  2. a numeral, 17, XVII, etc, representing this number
  3. the amount or quantity that is seven more than ten
  4. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 17 units
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

determiner

    1. amounting to seventeen

      seventeen attempts

    2. ( as pronoun )

      seventeen were sold

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of seventeen1

before 900; Middle English seventene, Old English ǴڴDzԳŧԱ (cognate with Dutch zeventien, German siebzehn ). See seven, -teen
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of seventeen1

Old English ǴڴDzԳīԱ
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But training can vary and includes practice with auditory discrimination too, such as how to distinguish separate sounds in words like seventy and seventeen, and free and three.

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