Seven Definition

sĕvən
noun
The cardinal number between six and eight; 7; VII.
Webster's New World
The seventh in a set or sequence.
American Heritage
Any group of seven people or things.
Webster's New World
Something numbered seven or having seven units, as a playing card or a throw of dice.
Webster's New World

The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.

He wrote three sevens on the paper.
Wiktionary
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adjective
Totaling one more than six.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Seven

Noun

Singular:
seven
Plural:
sevens

Origin of Seven

  • From Middle English, from Old English seofon (“seven"), from Proto-Germanic *sebun (“seven"), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven"). Cognate with Scots sevin (“seven"), West Frisian sân (“seven"), Saterland Frisian soogen (“seven"), Dutch zeven (“seven"), German sieben (“seven"), Danish syv (“seven"), Icelandic sjö (“seven"), Latin septem (“seven"), Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “seven"), Russian семь (sem'), Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptán).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English seofon septm̥ in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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