seven

Definitions


[ˈsɛvn], (Numeral)

Definitions:
- equivalent to the sum of three and four; one more than six, or three less than ten; 7
(e.g: two sevens are fourteen)


Phrases:
- the seven deadly sins
- the seven seas
- the seven-year itch
- throw a seven

Origin:
Old English seofon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeven and German sieben, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin septem and Greek hepta




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