seventeen Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
    XVII; 17.
  2. adjective satellite being one more than sixteen
    xvii; 17.

WordNet

Sev"en*teen` adjective
Etymology
OE. seventene, AS. seofont&ymac;ne, i. e., seven-ten. Cf. Seventy.
Definitions
  1. One more than sixteen; ten and seven added; as, seventeen years.
Sev"en*teen` noun
Definitions
  1. The number greater by one than sixteen; the sum of ten and seven; seventeen units or objects.
  2. A symbol denoting seventeen units, as 17, or xvii.

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