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- [sev-uh n-teenth]
- /ˈsɛv ənˈtinθ/
- /ˌsev.ənˈtiːnθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sev-uh n-teenth]
- /ˈsɛv ənˈtinθ/
Definitions of seventeenth word
- adjective seventeenth next after the sixteenth; being the ordinal number for 17. 1
- adjective seventeenth being one of 17 equal parts. 1
- noun seventeenth a seventeenth part, especially of one (1/17). 1
- noun seventeenth the seventeenth member of a series. 1
- ordinal number seventeenth The seventeenth item in a series is the one that you count as number seventeen. 0
- fraction seventeenth A seventeenth is one of seventeen equal parts of something. 0
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Origin of seventeenth
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; seventeen + -th2; replacing Middle English seventethe, Old English seofontēotha. (see seven, tithe)
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Parts of speech for Seventeenth
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seventeenth popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
seventeenth usage trend in Literature
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