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seven (ˈsɛvən
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Definitions
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one and is a prime number See also number (sense 1)
- a numeral, 7, VII, etc, representing this number
- the amount or quantity that is one greater than six
- anything representing, represented by, or consisting of seven units, such as a playing card with seven symbols on it
- Also called: seven o'clock. seven hours after noon or midnight
determiner
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- amounting to seven ⇒
seven swans a-swimming
- (as pronoun) ⇒
you've eaten seven already
related prefixes hepta- septi-
- amounting to seven ⇒
See also
sevensWord Origin
Old English seofon; related to Gothic sibun, German sieben, Old Norse sjau, Latin septem, Greek hepta, Sanskrit saptáExample Sentences Including 'sevens'
BRIEFLY: - South Africa won the Cardiff leg of the rugby sevens championship, beating Argentina 35-17.Toronto Sun (2003)
By the time it ended, Theroux was the phantom of his own opera, at sixes and sevens with himself.India Today (1999)
Making a return to international sevens is the immediate aim.Glasgow Herald (2001)
There were sevens years of drought in the 1960s; Naomi lost great handfuls of her hair, lacking water with which to wash it.Naomi Mitchison - A Century of Experiment in Life and Letters
They have produced a lot of up-and-coming players through the sevens.The Australian (2004)
West have been by far the most successful club outside the Borders on the sevens circuit.Glasgow Herald (2001)
`You know how some people make ones that look like sevens ?No Body
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