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sev·en·teenth
(sĕv′ən-tēnth′)n.
1. The ordinal number matching the number 17 in a series.
2. One of 17 equal parts.
sev′en·teenth′ adv. & adj.
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seventeenth
(ˈsɛvənˈtiːnθ)adj
(Mathematics) (usually prenominal)
a. coming after the sixteenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of seventeen: often written 17th
b. (as noun): the ship docks on the seventeenth.
n
1. (Mathematics)
a. one of 17 approximately equal parts of something
b. (as modifier): a seventeenth part.
2. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by 17 ()
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sev•en•teenth
(ˈsɛv ənˈtinθ)adj.
1. next after the sixteenth; being the ordinal number for 17.
2. being one of 17 equal parts.
n. 3. a seventeenth part, esp. of one (1/17).
4. the seventeenth member of a series.
[1300–50; Middle English sevententhe (see seventeen, -th2); replacing Middle English seventethe, Old English seofontēotha (see tithe)]
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Translations
السّابِع عَشَرجُزء من 17سَابِع عَشَرَ
dissetè
sedmnáctýsedmnáctina
syttende
seitsemästoista
sedamnaesti
tizenhetediktizenheted
sautjándi
十七番目の
열일곱 번째의
sedemnástinasedemnásty
sedemnajstisedemnajstina
sjuttonde
ที่สิบเจ็ด
on yedinci1/1717.incion yedide bir
thứ mười bảy
seventeenth
[ˈsevnˈtiːnθ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
seventeenth
[ˌsɛvənˈtiːnθ] adj → dix-septième
her seventeenth birthday → son dix-septième anniversaire
the seventeenth century → le dix-septième siècle
the seventeenth floor → le dix-septième étage
her seventeenth birthday → son dix-septième anniversaire
the seventeenth century → le dix-septième siècle
the seventeenth floor → le dix-septième étage
n
(gen) → dix-septième mf
(= fraction) → dix-septième m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
seventeenth
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
seventeenth
[ˌsɛvnˈtiːnθ]1. adj → diciassettesimo/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
seventeen
(sevnˈtiːn) noun1. the number or figure 17.
2. the age of 17.
adjective1. 17 in number.
2. aged 17.
seventeen- having seventeen. a seventeen-page report.
ˌsevenˈteenth noun1. one of seventeen equal parts.
2. (also adjective) (the) last of seventeen (people, things etc); (the) next after the sixteenth.
ˌsevenˈteen-year-old noun a person or animal that is seventeen years old.
adjective (of a person, animal or thing) that is seventeen years old.
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seventeenth
→ سَابِع عَشَرَ sedmnáctý syttende siebzehnter δέκατος έβδομος decimoséptimo seitsemästoista dix-septième sedamnaesti diciassettesimo 十七番目の 열일곱 번째의 zeventiende syttende siedemnasty décimo sétimo семнадцатый sjuttonde ที่สิบเจ็ด on yedinci thứ mười bảy 第十七个Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009