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

As the crowd dispersed into the streets of what I was almost positive now was Boston, Massachusetts, in seventeen hundred and something or other, they grew quieter.

From Literature

Rather, seventeen of Albany’s distinguished judges and attorneys arrived at the Delavan House for a private sitting.

From Literature

We would not extricate ourselves from that costly conflict for another seventeen years.

From Los Angeles Times

“Jonah, it’s seventeen people so far,” Chip said.

From Literature

Like Andre and I are the children and she’s the adult, even though she’s only seventeen.

From Literature