seventeen

/sˌɛvəntˈiːn/

/ˈsɛvənˈtin/

seventeen

the number 17; the number of days in two weeks and three days

synonyms : XVII

seventeen

being one more than sixteen

synonyms : xvii

Examples

1. She bought seventeen books from the bookstore.

2. She was not good at math, so she thought twelve plus five was seventeen, while it was actually seventeen.

3. She was not good at math, so she thought twelve plus five was seventeen, while it was actually seventeen.

4. Seventeen is heptadec-.