seven
- noun
- /ˈsɛvən/
- She bought seven apples at the market yesterday.
- Seven Dwarfs
Examples
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The Redskins have arguably one of the best front sevens in the NFL.
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People in Chad pumping out nearly seven children per woman.
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So we use seven of these per day.
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So we had six children, seven years old and under.
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So the first five to seven years, it's just great.
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So the first five to seven years is just great.
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No pay rise for seven years for them and.
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And, yeah, after seven years, it adds up.
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These are available for in all seven of the solvers.
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Let's talk about the seven reasons all diets fail.
Synonyms
A group of seven people, often musicians or a piece for seven players
A group of seven things or the number seven
A group of seven things or the number seven
A group of seven people who act as one
A group of seven people or things seen as one unit, often musicians
A group of seven similar people or things, for example seven babies born together
Idioms
- Archaic
A way to say eighty-seven years ago, used by Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Gettysburg Address
To keep trying after many failures no matter how often you fail
Compounds
Seven famous ancient buildings like the Great Pyramid and Hanging Gardens
- Specialized
A golf club with a slanted face for hitting high shots toward the green
A major war from 1756 to 1763 between many European countries with battles in Europe and North America
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Etymology
Seven meaning a group of seven comes from the same old number word seen in Latin septem and in words like septet and September, so a 'seven' group is a set of seven people or things.