SEVENTEEN


Meaning of SEVENTEEN in English

/ ˌsevnˈtiːn; NAmE / number 17

►  seven·teenth / ˌsevnˈtiːnθ; NAmE / ordinal number , noun

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English seofontīene , from the Germanic base of seven .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.