17th

Thân thiện

The 17th contestant in line receives a blue ribbon.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Coming next after the sixteenth in position: "17th" is an ordinal number used to describe something that occupies position number seventeen in a sequence.

Usage

• The adjective "17th" is used to indicate the position of an item in an ordered series. It is typically placed before a noun or used after a linking verb like "is" or "was."
• It is commonly written with the numeral ("17th") or spelled out ("seventeenth").

Examples

• Adjective:
  • Her office is on the 17th floor of the building.
  • The 17th century was a period of great scientific discovery.
  • He finished in 17th place in the marathon.

Advanced Usage

• "the 17th of [Month]": A standard format for writing dates.
  • The meeting is scheduled for the 17th of May.
• "17th-century" (as a compound adjective): Used to describe something from the 1600s.
  • The museum has a collection of 17th-century art. (Note: This is a compound word using "17th" as a component.)

Variants and Related Words

• Seventeenth (adj, n): The standard written form of the ordinal number.
  • This is her seventeenth birthday.
• Seventeen (cardinal number, n): The number 17, indicating quantity.
  • There are seventeen students in the class.

Synonyms

• Seventeenth: The direct synonym, being the word form of the ordinal number.

Notes on Different Meanings

• As an ordinal number, "17th" has only one primary meaning related to sequence or position. It does not have phrasal verbs or idioms specific to it as a standalone term. Any idiomatic usage would involve it as part of a larger compound phrase (e.g., "sweet seventeenth," referring to a birthday, which is based on the related word "seventeenth").

Học thuật

Adjective

1. coming next after the sixteenth in position

Từ đồng nghĩa

• seventeenth