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seventeen

/ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
sev-en-teen
IPA
/ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

num

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English seventene, from Old English seofontīene, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun. Cognate with Dutch zeventien, West Frisian santjin, German siebzehn, Danish sytten. Equivalent to seven + -teen

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/
  • British English: /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/

Inflected Forms

17 (alternative) XVII (alternative) zewnteen (alternative) Her age, scott (alternative)

Derived Forms

seventeenth seventeenfold seventeenish seventeenness seventeenpence

Phrases

seventeen-year locust sweet seventeen Last: sixteen. Next: eighteen

Frequently Paired Words

Last: sixteen. Next: eighteen

Synonyms

17 xvii

Rhymes With

between mean seen green clean scene machine queen screen marine dean routine

Questions

How do you pronounce seventeen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/.
What does seventeen mean?
The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17.
Where does seventeen come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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