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- [sev-uh n]
- /ˈsɛv ən/
- /ˈsevn/
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- [sev-uh n]
- /ˈsɛv ən/
Definitions of seven word
- noun seven a cardinal number, 6 plus 1. 1
- noun seven a symbol for this number, as 7 or VII. 1
- noun seven a set of this many persons or things. 1
- noun seven a playing card with seven pips. 1
- noun seven sevens, (used with a singular verb) fan-tan (def 1). 1
- adjective seven amounting to seven in number. 1
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Origin of seven
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English seoven(e), seofne, seven, Old English seofon; cognate with German sieben, Gothic sibun; akin to Old Irish secht, Welsh saith, Latin septem, Greek heptá, Polish siedem, Sanskrit saptá
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Parts of speech for Seven
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seven popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
seven usage trend in Literature
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