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seven

[sev-uhn]

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 6 plus 1.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 7 or VII.

  3. a set of this many persons or things.

  4. a playing card with seven pips.

  5. (used with a singular verb)sevens, fan-tan.



adjective

  1. amounting to seven in number.

verb phrase

  1. crap.

seven

/ ˈɛə /

noun

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one and is a prime number See also number

  2. a numeral, 7, VII, etc, representing this number

  3. the amount or quantity that is one greater than six

  4. anything representing, represented by, or consisting of seven units, such as a playing card with seven symbols on it

  5. Also called: seven o'clock.seven hours after noon or midnight

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

determiner

    1. amounting to seven

      seven swans a-swimming

    2. ( as pronoun )

      you've eaten seven already

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of seven1

before 900; Middle English seoven ( e ), seofne, seven, Old English seofon; cognate with German sieben, Gothic sibun; akin to Old Irish secht, Welsh saith, Latin septem, Greek á, Polish siedem, Sanskrit á
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of seven1

Old English seofon; related to Gothic sibun, German sieben, Old Norse sjau, Latin septem, Greek hepta, Sanskrit á
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With the sun shining at Lincoln Financial Field, the early signs suggest the England international may be on the path back towards his best after scoring only seven times in the Premier League last season.

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In a separate incident on Tuesday, the civil defence agency said another seven people seeking aid were killed and many others were injured on Rashid Street north-west of Gaza City.

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The first Windrush commissioner has been announced by the government - seven years after the scandal was first exposed and following the serious impact on thousands of Caribbean migrants in the UK.

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Hill won his first England cap back in 2018 aged just 19, but has only added three more in the seven years since, his last coming against Wales in the 2025 Six Nations.

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Panathinaikos have never lost to Scottish opponents over 90 minutes in four meetings with Rangers, two with Motherwell and one with Aberdeen, winning four of their seven games.

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