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Meaning of SEVENTEEN

Pronunciation:  'sevun'teen

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
  2. [adj]  being one more than sixteen
 
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 Synonyms: 17, 17, cardinal, xvii, XVII
 
 See Also: large integer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Sev"en*teen`\, a. [OE. seventene, AS. seofont[=y]ne,
    i. e., seven-ten. Cf. {Seventy}.]
    One more than sixteen; ten and seven added; as, seventeen
    years.
    
  2. \Sev"en*teen`\, n.
    1. The number greater by one than sixteen; the sum of ten and
       seven; seventeen units or objects.
    2. A symbol denoting seventeen units, as 17, or xvii.
    
 
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