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• sev|en|teen — «SEHV uhn TEEN», noun, adjective. seven more than ten; 17. ╂[Old English seofontēne] …   Useful english dictionary

• sev|en|teen-year locust — «SEHV uhn TEEN YIHR», a cicada of the United States that requires from thirteen to seventeen years to develop from egg to adult; periodical cicada. The larva burrows underground and feeds on roots, emerging to live a short time as an adult.… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• teen — bea·ver·teen; cam·le·teen; can·teen; col·ber·teen; co·teen; eigh·teen·mo; feif·teen; fif·teen·er; four·teen·er; har·ra·teen; po·teen; rat·teen; sa·teen; six·teen·mo; sub·teen; teen·age; teen·aged; teen·ag·er; teen·er; teen·sy; teen·sy ween·sy;… …   English syllables

• seventeen — sev·en·teen …   English syllables

• seventeen-yearlocust — sev·en·teen year locust (sĕvʹən tēn yîr ) n. See periodical cicada. * * * …   Universalium

• seventeen — sev|en|teen [ˌsevənˈti:n] number [: Old English; Origin: seofontiene, from seofon seven + tien ten ] the number 17 ▪ a group of seventeen American military officers ▪ I left home when I was seventeen (=17 years old) . >seventeenth adj pron ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• seventeen — /sev euhn teen /, n. 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. adj. 4. amounting to 17 in number. 5. (cap., italics) a novel (1916) by Booth Tarkington. [bef. 900; ME… …   Universalium

• seventeen — sev•en•teen [[t]ˈsɛv ənˈtin[/t]] n. 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 4) amounting to 17 in number • Etymology: bef. 900; ME seventene, OE seofontēne. See seven,… …   From formal English to slang

• seventeen-year locust — /sev euhn teen year / a cicada, Magicicada septendecim, of the eastern U.S., having nymphs that live in the soil, usually emerging in great numbers after 17 years in the North or 13 years in the South. Also called periodical cicada. [1810 20] * * …   Universalium