English Explanatory Dictionary

seventeenth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. The ordinal form of the number seventeen.
noun
  1. One of seventeen equal parts of a whole.
  2. An interval of two octaves and a third.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɛvənˈtiːnθ/ en-us-seventeenth.ogg

Word forms

seventeenth seventeenths

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sevententhe, seventethe, from Old English seofontēoþa, equivalent to seventeen + -th.

Derived words

seventeenthly
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