Definition of seventeen Seventeen

/sɛˈvʌntiˈn/ - [sevunteen] - sev•en•teen

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Noun Plural: seventeens
seventeen - the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
		17, XVII
		large integer an integer equal to or greater than ten
Adjective
seventeen - being one more than sixteen
		17, xvii
		cardinal serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

seventeen (a.)
One more than sixteen; ten and seven added; as, seventeen years.
seventeen (n.)
The number greater by one than sixteen; the sum of ten and seven; seventeen units or objects.
seventeen (n.)
A symbol denoting seventeen units, as 17, or xvii.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

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

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

seventeen
sev′n-tēn, adj. and n. seven and ten.—adj. and n. Sev′enteenth, the seventh after the tenth. [A.S. seofontíene—seofon, tíen, ten.]

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Seventeen is a number. It comes between sixteen and eighteen, and is an odd number. It is also the 6th prime number, after 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13.

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seventeen, noun, singular of seventeens.

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