17

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Definition

1. Adjective: Being one more than sixteen; the number following 16 and preceding 18.
2. Noun: The cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one; the natural number 17.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • She has seventeen books on her shelf.
  • The recipe requires seventeen eggs.
• Noun:
  • Seventeen is a prime number.
  • He scored seventeen in the first round.

Advanced Usage

• "Sweet seventeen": A common cultural phrase referring to the age of 17, often associated with youth and coming of age.
  • She celebrated her sweet seventeen with a big party.
• Representation: In Roman numerals, 17 is written as XVII.

Variants and Related Words

• Seventeenth (adj.): Constituting number seventeen in a sequence; the ordinal form.
  • This is my seventeenth visit to the city.
• Seventeenth (n.): The position in a sequence corresponding to the number 17; one of seventeen equal parts.
  • He finished in seventeenth place.
  • Approximately one seventeenth of the total.

Synonyms

• Cardinal number: XVII (Roman numeral).

Related Phrases

• At the age of seventeen: Used to specify someone's age.
  • He left home at the age of seventeen.
• Seventeen-year-old: Used as a compound adjective or noun to describe a person or thing of that age.
  • A seventeen-year-old student won the prize. (Note: This is a compound term listed here as a related phrase, not as a direct example of the target word '17'.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being one more than sixteen

Noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one

Từ đồng nghĩa

• seventeen
• xvii
• XVII