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sev·en

(sĕv′ən)

1. The cardinal number equal to 6 + 1.

2. The seventh in a set or sequence.

[Middle English, from Old English seofon; see septm̥ in Indo-European roots.]

sev′en adj. & pron.

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seven

(ˈsɛvən)

1. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one and is a prime number. See also number¹

2. (Mathematics) a numeral, 7, VII, etc, representing this number

3. (Mathematics) the amount or quantity that is one greater than six

4. anything representing, represented by, or consisting of seven units, such as a playing card with seven symbols on it

5. Also called: seven o'clock seven hours after noon or midnight

determiner

a. amounting to seven: seven swans a-swimming.

b. (as pronoun): you've eaten seven already. hepta-septi-

[Old English seofon; related to Gothic sibun, German sieben, Old Norse sjau, Latin septem, Greek hepta, Sanskrit saptá]

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sev•en

(ˈsɛv ən)

n.

1. a cardinal number, 6 plus 1.

2. a symbol for this number, as 7 or VII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

adj.

4. amounting to seven in number.

[before 900; Middle English seoven(e), seofne, seven, Old English seofon, c. Old Saxon, Old High German, Gothic sibun]

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Noun	1.	seven - the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one 7, heptad, septenary, septet, sevener, VII digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	seven - one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face seven-spot spot - a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight-spot"
Adj.	1.	seven - being one more than six 7, vii cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

seven

determiner

Related words
adjective seventh
combining forms hepta-, septi-

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Translations

7السّابِعجيل السّابِعَهسبعةسَبْعَة

setsetena

sedmsedm letsedmiletý

syv

sieben

επτά εφτά

sep

siete

seitse

seitsemänseiska

sept

sedamsedmica

héthetes

tujuh

sjösjö áraòrjátíu mínútur yfir/gengin, hálf-

sette settimo secolo diciassettesimo secolo diciottesimo secolo essere sulla settantina

七

septem

septyniseptyneriseptyneriosseptynerių metųseptynerių metų amžius

septiņgadīgsseptiņiseptiņu gadu vecumsseptiņus gadus vecs

siedemsiódemka

şapte

sedemsedem rokovsedmasedmička

sedem

седам

sju

เจ็ด

yediyedi yaşıyedi yaşında

сім

bảy

七七个的七岁七岁的

seven

[ˈsevn]

A. ADJ → siete
the seven wonders of the world → las siete maravillas del mundo
the seven deadly sins → los siete pecados capitales
the seven-year itch sensación de monotonía y aburrimiento a los siete años de estar con la misma pareja

B. N → siete m
see five for usage

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seven

[ˈsɛv^ən] num → sept
She's seven → Elle a sept ans.

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seven

adj → sieben; to sail the seven seas → die sieben Meere befahren; he’s got the seven-year itch (inf) → er ist im verflixten siebenten Jahr

n → Sieben f ? also six

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seven

[ˈsɛvn] adj & n → sette (m) inv
for usage see five

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seven

(ˈsevn) noun

1. the number or figure 7.

2. the age of 7.

adjective

1. 7 in number.

2. aged 7.

seven-

having seven (of something). a seven-sided figure.

ˈseventh noun

1. one of seven equal parts.

2. (also adjective) (the) last of seven (people, things etc); (the) next after the sixth.

ˈseven-year-old noun

a person or animal that is seven years old.

adjective

(of a person, animal or thing) that is seven years old.

seven

→ سَبْعَة sedm syv sieben επτά siete seitsemän sept sedam sette 七 7 zeven sju siedem sete семь sju เจ็ด yedi bảy 七

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