seventeenth

English
English numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: seventeen
    Ordinal: seventeenth
    Multiplier: seventeenfold

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌsɛvənˈtiːnθ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːnθ
  • Hyphenation: sev‧en‧teenth

Adjective

seventeenth

  1. The ordinal form of the number seventeen.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations
17th, 17th; (in names of monarchs and popes) XVII

Translations
ordinal number — See also translations at 17th

Noun

seventeenth (plural seventeenths)

  1. One of seventeen equal parts of a whole.
    A seventeeth of 340 is 20.
  2. (music) An interval of two octaves and a third.

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