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seventeen

se·ven·teen

UK/ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/ US/ˌsɛv.ənˈtiːn/ fairly common
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

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being one more than sixteen

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the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one

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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

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