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seven¹

  • /ˈsɛvən/ Canada, US, UK
  • [ˈsɛvən] ~ [ˈsɛvn̩] Canada, US, UK
  • /ˈsevən/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈsevən] ~ [ˈse̞vən] ~ [ˈsevn̩] ~ [ˈse̞vn̩] Australia
  • [ˈse̝vən] ~ [ˈsɪvən] ~ [ˈse̝vn̩] ~ [ˈsɪvn̩] New Zealand
  • [ˈsɛbm̩]

Sounds like Severn (one non-rhotic pronunciation) · Rhymes with -ɛvən

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PIE word

*septḿ̥

From Middle English seven, from Old English seofon (“seven”), from Proto-West Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”).

Cognate with Scots seiven (“seven”), West Frisian sân (“seven”), Saterland Frisian soogen (“seven”), Low German söven (“seven”), Dutch zeven (“seven”), German sieben (“seven”), Danish syv (“seven”), Norwegian sju (“seven”), Icelandic sjö (“seven”), Latin septem (“seven”), Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “seven”), Russian семь (semʹ), Sanskrit सप्त (saptá).

number 7 · VII · sev'n

  1. A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight. The cabbalism of the number seven is emphasized, for in hell seven judges at each of seven gates take one of these divine laws away from her.
  2. Describing a group or set with seven elements. 1 Now Iericho was straitly shut vp, because of the children of Israel: none went out, & none came in. 2 And the Lord said vnto Ioshua, See, I haue giuen into thine hand Iericho, and the King thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 3 And ye shall compasse the city, all yee men of warre, and goe round

noun sevens · 7 · VII · sev'n

  1. countable, uncountable The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof. He wrote three sevens on the paper.
  2. countable A card bearing seven pips.
  3. countable, slang, uncountable The soft drink 7 Up. a whisky and seven

Seven²

proper noun

  1. A river in North Yorkshire, England that flows through Rosedale to join the Rye.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: heptad, vii, cardinal, sevener, septet, sevenfold, nine, seventh, five, six, seventhly, eight, seventy, week, sep, july

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num cardinal number 7

Españolsiete
한국어일곱 ilgop, 칠 chil, 세븐 sebeun
日本語七, 七つ nanatsu, セブン sebun
中文七 qī
हिन्दीसात sāt, सत sat, सप्त sapt
Kiswahilisaba
Portuguêssete
Françaissept
Deutschsieben
Italianosette
Ελληνικάεπτά eptá, ζ΄
Românășapte
Русскийсемь semʹ, се́меро sémero
Tiếng Việtbảy
العربيةسَبْعَة sabʕa
עבריתשֶׁבַע sheva, שִׁבְעָה shiv'a

num set or group with seven components

Русскийсемёрка semjórka

noun the figure seven

Españolsiete
日本語七, セブン sebun
中文七 qī
Kiswahilisaba
Portuguêssete
Françaissept
DeutschSieben
Ελληνικάεπτά eptá
Românășapte
Русскийсемёрка semjórka

noun a card bearing seven pips

Portuguêssete
Русскийсемёрка semjórka

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@misc{seven_2026,
  title = {seven},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seven},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}