- sev|en|teenth
- sev|en|teenth «SEHV uhn TEENTH», adjective, noun.1. next after the 16th; last in a series of 17.2. one, or being one, of 17 equal parts.
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teenth — june·teenth; ump·teenth; eigh·teenth; fif·teenth; four·teenth; nine·teenth; sev·en·teenth; six·teenth; thir·teenth; um·teenth; … English syllables
sev — as·sev·er; as·sev·er·ate; as·sev·er·a·tion; as·sev·er·a·tive; per·sev·er·ate; per·sev·er·a·tion; per·sev·er·a·tive; sev; sev·en·er; sev·en·fold·ed; sev·enth·ly; sev·er; sev·er·abil·i·ty; sev·er·able; sev·er·al·i·ty; sev·er·al·ize; sev·er·al·ly;… … English syllables
seventeenth — sev·en·teenth … English syllables
seventeenth — /sev euhn teenth /, adj. 1. next after the sixteenth; being the ordinal number for 17. 2. being one of 17 equal parts. n. 3. a seventeenth part, esp. of one (1/17). 4. the seventeenth member of a series. [bef. 900; SEVENTEEN + TH2; r. ME… … Universalium
seventeenth — sev|en|teenth [ ,sevn tinθ ] number 1. ) in the place or position counted as number 17: their seventeenth anniversary 2. ) one of 17 equal parts of something: Approximately one seventeenth of the population has the disease … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
seventeenth — sev•en•teenth [[t]ˈsɛv ənˈtinθ[/t]] adj. 1) next after the sixteenth; being the ordinal number for 17 2) being one of 17 equal parts 3) a seventeenth part, esp. of one (1/17) 4) the seventeenth member of a series • Etymology: 1300–50;… … From formal English to slang
Seventeenth — Sev en*teenth , n. 1. The next in order after the sixteenth; one coming after sixteen others. [1913 Webster] 2. The quotient of a unit divided by seventeen; one of seventeen equal parts or divisions of one whole. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mus.) An… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seventeenth — Sev en*teenth , a. [From {Seventeen}: cf. AS. seofonte[ o][eth]a, seofonteoge[eth]a.] 1. Next in order after the sixteenth; coming after sixteen others. [1913 Webster] In . . . the seventeenth day of the month . . . were all the fountains of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
