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Definition of seventeen

seventeen

/ˌsɛv.ənˈtiːn/
sev · en · teen
Plural:seventeens
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Adjective:seventeenth
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seventeen Lexical Profile

seventeen Game Scores & Validity

• adjective

1

Amounting to one more than sixteen or three less than twenty; totaling 17 in number.

Example

"The student council consists of seventeen elected representatives from across the school."

• noun

1

The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of ten and seven; one more than sixteen, or the symbols (17, XVII) representing this number.

Example

"Seventeen is the seventh prime number in mathematics."

2

The age of seventeen years, or a person, size, or group of this number.

Example

"At seventeen, she became the youngest finalist in the national science competition."

• pronoun

1

Seventeen people or things previously mentioned or easily identified from context.

Example

"Twenty applicants were interviewed for the fellowship, and seventeen were selected to advance."

• Rhymes for seventeen

• Nearby Words

sevenfold
sevengill shark
sevenish
seventeen
seventeenth
seventh
seventhly

Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English seofontiene, a compound of seofon ('seven') and -tiene ('ten'), derived from Proto-Germanic *sebun-tehun.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

Cite this Entry

Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Seventeen. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/seventeen
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