seventeenth
English
[edit]| ← 16 | 17 | 18 → |
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| Cardinal: seventeen Ordinal: seventeenth | ||
Etymology
[edit]From Old English seofontēoþa, equivalent to seventeen + -th.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]seventeenth
- The ordinal form of the number seventeen.
Usage notes
[edit]English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.
Abbreviations
[edit]- 17th, 17th; (in names of monarchs and popes) XVII
Translations
[edit]ordinal number — see also 17th
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Noun
[edit]seventeenth (plural seventeenths)
- One of seventeen equal parts of a whole.
- A seventeeth of 340 is 20.
- (music) An interval of two octaves and a third.
Translations
[edit]one of seventeen equal parts of a whole
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