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sev·en·teenth
 seventeenth
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- pronunciation:
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tinth
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
coming next after the sixteenth in a series.
Mine is the seventeenth mailbox. |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
one of seventeen equal parts of a whole; 1/17.
This bolt needs a nut that is one seventeenth of an inch wide. |
| definition 2: |
the number, person, or thing that comes next after the sixteenth in a series.
The seventeenth is the highest setting on this machine. |
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