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Definition of “7/”

7/7 (ˈsɛvən ˈsɛvən) 

Definitions

noun

  1. = seven-seven

seven-seven or 7-7 or 7/7

Definitions

noun

  1. the 7th of July 2005, the day on which a series of suicide bombings were carried out on the London public transport system by Islamic fundamentalists

Word Origin

C21: by analogy with nine-eleven

Example Sentences Including '7/'

' Top 10 choices 1 London 2 York 3 Edinburgh 4 Bath 5 Oxford 6 Glasgow 7 Chester 8 Manchester 9 Leeds 10 Newcastle
Glasgow Herald (2001)
According to the TG4 poll, he would gain 7 per cent of the vote.
Irish Times (2002)
If the Allies were allowed to reach Highway 7 the tide of battle would turn.
Mark Mills AMAGANSETT (2004)
Imports of sheepmeat were the smallest of the meats at 2,000 tonnes, or 7 per cent of consumption, half of which was bone-in lamb.
Irish Times (2002)
Keep as many on the boil as you can, I've got 7 going for me back in England, see there's --
Alexander Games (compiler) THE ESSENTIAL SPIKE MILLIGAN (2002)
Lieutenant-General Sir Derek Lang; born October 7, 1913, died April 7 , 2001.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
On 7 July 2001, the pair of macaws in the nest box at Loro Parque laid an egg.
Tony Juniper SPIX'S MACAW: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird (2002)
This time the house was fronted by cars and the cheapest was a BMW 7 series.
Robert Wilson BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
Until September 7 Sea Sun Light at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery.
Country Life (2004)

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