n. & adj.
--n.
1. one more than six, or three less than ten; the sum of four units and three units.
2 a symbol for this (7, vii, VII).
3 a size etc. denoted by seven.
4 a set or team of seven individuals.
5 the time of seven o'clock (is it seven yet?).
6 a card with seven pips.
--adj. that amount to seven.
Phrases and idioms:
the seven deadly sins the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth. the seven seas the oceans of the world: the Arctic, Antarctic, N. Pacific, S. Pacific, N. Atlantic, S. Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. the seven wonders of the world see WONDER. seven year itch a supposed tendency to infidelity after seven years of marriage.
Etymology: OE seofon f. Gmc