seventeenth

ˌsɛvənˈtinθ

Definition

Definition of seventeenth - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sequenceposition 17 in a countable series of things

She finished in seventeenth place.

fractionone of seventeen equal parts of a whole

He ate a seventeenth of the cake.

music

TECH.

interval of two octaves and a third

TECH.

The piece features a seventeenth in the melody.

Adjective

order in seriescoming next after the sixteenth in a series

Her birthday falls on the seventeenth day of April..

ordinal number

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Expressions with seventeenth

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seventeenth-century

adj.

from or related to the years 1601 to 1700

She wore a seventeenth-century style dress.

Origin of seventeenth

Old English, seofontiġe (seventy) + -eþa (ordinal suffix)

Terms with seventeenth included in their meaning

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four o'clock

afternoon time

the start of the seventeenth hour of the day

eighteenth

adj.

sequence

following the seventeenth in order or position

stork

cartomancy

seventeenth card in Lenormand cartomancy

Examples of seventeenth in a sentence

He crossed the line as the seventeenth.
Each slice was a seventeenth of the pizza.
She received a seventeenth of the inheritance.
The composer skillfully included a seventeenth in the score.
Musicians find the seventeenth challenging yet rewarding.
She finished in seventeenth place in the race.

The seventeenth chapter of the book is thrilling.

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French:dix-septième, ...
German:siebzehnter Platz, siebzehnte, ...
Italian:diciassettesimo posto, il diciassettesimo, ...
Spanish:decimoséptimo, décimo séptimo, ...
Portuguese:décimo sétimo lugar, décimo sétimo, ...
Chinese:第十七名, 第十七, ...
Japanese:第十七位, 17番目の, ...
Arabic:السّابِع عَشَر, السابع عشر, ...
Hebrew:הַשִּׁבְעָה עָשָׂר, שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר, ...
Russian:семнадцатое место, семнадцатый, ...
Ukrainian:сімнадцяте місце, сімнадцятий, ...
Hindi:सत्रहवाँ स्थान, सत्रहवां, ...
Bengali:সপ্তদশ স্থান, সতেরোতম, ...
Catalan:dissetè, dissetena part, ...
Czech:sedmnácté místo, sedmnáctý, ...
Danish:syttendepladsen, syttende, ...
Dutch:zeventiende plaats, zeventiende, ...
Greek:δέκατη έβδομη θέση, δέκατος έβδομος, ...
Hungarian:tizenhetedik hely, tizenhetedik, ...
Khmer:ទីដប់ប្រាំពីរ, មួយភាគដប់ប្រាំពីរ, ...
Korean:열일곱째, 열일곱 번째, ...
Persian:هفدهم, یک هفدهم, ...
Polish:siedemnaste miejsce, siedemnasty, ...
Portuguese (BR):décimo sétimo, 17º, ...
Romanian:locul al șaptesprezecelea, al șaptesprezecelea, ...
Swedish:en sjuttondeplats, sjuttonde, ...
Thai:อันดับที่สิบเจ็ด, ที่สิบเจ็ด, ...
Turkish:on yedincilik, on yedinci, ...
Vietnamese:vị trí thứ mười bảy, thứ mười bảy, ...

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