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seven.

A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

num/ˈsɛvən/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˈsɛvən] ~ /ˈsɛvn̩/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈsevən/Australia, New-Zealand[ˈsevən] ~ [ˈse̞vən] ~ [ˈsevn̩] ~ [ˈse̞vn̩]Australia

  1. A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight.

  2. Describing a group or set with seven elements.

Where this word comes from

PIE word *septḿ̥ From Middle English seven, from Old English seofon (“seven”), from Proto-West Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”). Cognate with Scots seiven (“seven”), West Frisian sân (“seven”), Saterland Frisian soogen (“seven”), Low German söven (“seven”), Dutch zeven (“seven”), German sieben (“seven”), Danish syv (“seven”), Norwegian sju (“seven”), Icelandic sjö (“seven”), Latin septem (“seven”), Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “seven”), Russian семь (semʹ), Sanskrit सप्त (saptá).

noun/ˈsɛvən/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˈsɛvən] ~ /ˈsɛvn̩/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈsevən/Australia, New-Zealand[ˈsevən] ~ [ˈse̞vən] ~ [ˈsevn̩] ~ [ˈse̞vn̩]Australia

  1. The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.

    countable · uncountable
    He wrote three sevens on the paper.

  2. A card bearing seven pips.

    countable

  3. The soft drink 7 Up.

    countable · slang · uncountable
    a whisky and seven
Where this word comes from

PIE word *septḿ̥ From Middle English seven, from Old English seofon (“seven”), from Proto-West Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”). Cognate with Scots seiven (“seven”), West Frisian sân (“seven”), Saterland Frisian soogen (“seven”), Low German söven (“seven”), Dutch zeven (“seven”), German sieben (“seven”), Danish syv (“seven”), Norwegian sju (“seven”), Icelandic sjö (“seven”), Latin septem (“seven”), Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “seven”), Russian семь (semʹ), Sanskrit सप्त (saptá).

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