SEVENTEEN


Meaning of SEVENTEEN in English

n. & adj.

--n.

1. one more than sixteen, or seven more than ten.

2 a symbol for this (17, xvii, XVII).

3 a size etc. denoted by seventeen.

--adj. that amount to seventeen.

Derivatives:

seventeenth adj. & n.

Etymology: OE seofontiene

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.