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seven
[ sev-uhn ]
noun
- a cardinal number, 6 plus 1.
- a symbol for this number, as 7 or VII.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- a playing card with seven pips.
- sevens, (used with a singular verb) fan-tan ( def 1 ).
adjective
- amounting to seven in number.
verb phrase
seven
/ ˈsɛvən /
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one and is a prime number See also number
- a numeral, 7, VII, etc, representing this number
- the amount or quantity that is one greater than six
- anything representing, represented by, or consisting of seven units, such as a playing card with seven symbols on it
- Also calledseven o'clock seven hours after noon or midnight
determiner
- amounting to seven
seven swans a-swimming
- ( as pronoun ) hepta-septi-
you've eaten seven already
Word History and Origins
Origin of seven1
Word History and Origins
Origin of seven1
Idioms and Phrases
see at sixes and sevens ; in seventh heaven .Example Sentences
He’s averaging 12 points and nearly seven assists a game.
Donnarumma has now won six of the seven penalty shootouts he has taken part in for club and country.
The show is back in the spotlight, after Amazon on Monday announced that the first seven seasons are coming to its Prime Video streaming service.
Scheduled for April 26 and 27, the annual literary festival brings more than 550 storytellers to the USC campus across seven outdoor stages and 15 indoor venues.
Emails will land in your inbox every Thursday for seven weeks.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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