seventeenth

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seventeenth

/ˌsɛvənˈtiːnθ/

Rhymes with -iːnθ

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English sevententhe, seventethe, from Old English seofontēoþa, equivalent to seventeen + -th.

adjective

not comparable The ordinal form of the number seventeen. Mr. Edward Glasser maintains that this people existed from about the seventeenth century B.C., and that the Sabæans followed them in the occupancy of those regions.

noun seventeenths

One of seventeen equal parts of a whole. A seventeeth of 340 is 20.
An interval of two octaves and a third.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ordinal, eighteenth, fifteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, seventieth, sixteenth, seventh, vii, forty-seventh, xvii, xviii, seventeenthly, fourteenth, thirteenth, twelfth

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adj ordinal number — see also 17th

Español	decimoséptimo
한국어	열일곱째 yeorilgopjjae
हिन्दी	सत्रहवाँ satrahvā̃, सत्तरहवाँ sattarahvā̃
Português	décimo sétimo
Français	dix-septième, dix-sept
Deutsch	siebzehnter
Italiano	diciassettesimo, diciassettesima
Română	șaptesprezecelea, șapteșpelea
Русский	семна́дцатый semnádcatyj

noun one of seventeen equal parts of a whole

Español	diecisieteavo
Português	dezessete avos
Français	dix-septième
Deutsch	siebzehnte
Italiano	diciassettesimo
Русский	семнадцатая

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@misc{seventeenth_2026,
  title = {seventeenth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seventeenth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}