seventeen
noun
sev·en·teen
| \ ˌse-vən-ˈtēn
, ˌse-bᵊm-\
, ˌse-bᵊm-\
Definition of seventeen
: a number that is one more than 16 — see Table of Numbers
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Other Words from seventeen
seventeen
adjective
seventeen
pronoun, plural in construction
seventeenth
\ ˌse-vən-ˈtēn(t)th
, ˌse-bᵊm- \
adjective or noun
, ˌse-bᵊm- \
adjective or noun
Examples of seventeen in a Sentence
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The signature aria calls for nine impossibly effortless high Cs, and Pavarotti received a record seventeen curtain calls. — Reagan Alexander, PEOPLE.com, "Five Things You Never Knew About Luciano Pavarotti, the Larger Than Life Opera Star," 13 June 2019 One day, a nervous kid of about seventeen showed up, carrying a bucket full of cleaning supplies. — Adrian Chen, The New Yorker, "Ice Poseidon’s Lucrative, Stressful Life as a Live Streamer," 8 Dec. 2014 Unlike other U.S. networks, which would commonly dedicate fifteen-to-seventeen minutes of ad time per hour, AJAM sold just six. — Jessica Loudis, New Republic, "What Did Al Jazeera Do?," 20 June 2017 Hayange, where unemployment is seventeen per cent, used to be a bastion of the left, but its political landscape is in flux. — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, "The Future of Europe Hinges on a Face-Off in France," 8 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'seventeen.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for seventeen
seventeen
noun
English Language Learners Definition of seventeen
: the number 17
See the full definition for seventeen in the English Language Learners Dictionary
seventeen
adjective
sev·en·teen
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Kids Definition of seventeen
(Entry 1 of 2)
: being one more than 16
seventeen
nounKids Definition of seventeen (Entry 2 of 2)
: one more than 16 : 17
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