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seventeenth.

The ordinal form of the number seventeen.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌsɛvənˈtiːnθ/
  1. The ordinal form of the number seventeen.

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Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English sevententhe, seventethe, from Old English seofontēoþa, equivalent to seventeen + -th.

noun/ˌsɛvənˈtiːnθ/
  1. One of seventeen equal parts of a whole.

    A seventeeth of 340 is 20.
  2. An interval of two octaves and a third.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English sevententhe, seventethe, from Old English seofontēoþa, equivalent to seventeen + -th.

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