seventeen

American  

[sev-uhn-teen] / ˈsɛv ənˈtin /

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.

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adjective

1. amounting to 17 in number.

2. (initial capital letter, italics) a novel (1916) by Booth Tarkington.

seventeen British  

/ ˈsɛvənˈtiːn /

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

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determiner

1. 1. amounting to seventeen

      seventeen attempts

   2. ( as pronoun )

      seventeen were sold

Etymology

Origin of seventeen

before 900; Middle English seventene, Old English seofontēne (cognate with Dutch zeventien, German siebzehn ). See seven, -teen

Example Sentences

The young woman who had spoken kindly to me the night before, I did discover, was a baroness, only seventeen years old.

From Literature

At last Charlie seemed to stir at the salary of seventeen dollars a week for the threshing season, and keep.

From Literature

Ten minutes later we are staring at a list of twenty-three names with addresses, seventeen in Baltimore and six in Washington.

From Literature

Lisa's treatment over the last nine years has included seventeen surgeries.

From BBC

The first run took seventeen days and fourteen hours and it can be remembered best in days.

From Literature