Definitions for Seven
ˈsɛv ənSeven

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1. seven, 7, VII, sevener, heptad, septet, septenary(noun)

   the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

2. seven-spot, seven(adj)

   one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face

3. seven, 7, vii(adj)

   being one more than six

Wiktionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. seven(Noun)

   The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.

   He wrote three sevens on the paper.

2. seven(Noun)

   A card bearing seven pips.

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1. Seven(adj)

   one more than six; six and one added; as, seven days make one week

   Etymology: [OE. seven, seoven, seofen, AS. seofon, seofan, seofen; akin to D. zeven, OS., Goth., & OHG. sibun, G. sieben, Icel. sjau, sj, Sw. sju, Dan. syv, Lith. septyni, Russ. seme, W. saith, Gael. seachd, Ir. seacht, L. septem, Gr. , Skr. saptan. 305. Cf. Hebdomad, Heptagon, September.]

2. Seven(noun)

   the number greater by one than six; seven units or objects

   Etymology: [OE. seven, seoven, seofen, AS. seofon, seofan, seofen; akin to D. zeven, OS., Goth., & OHG. sibun, G. sieben, Icel. sjau, sj, Sw. sju, Dan. syv, Lith. septyni, Russ. seme, W. saith, Gael. seachd, Ir. seacht, L. septem, Gr. , Skr. saptan. 305. Cf. Hebdomad, Heptagon, September.]

3. Seven(noun)

   a symbol representing seven units, as 7, or vii

   Etymology: [OE. seven, seoven, seofen, AS. seofon, seofan, seofen; akin to D. zeven, OS., Goth., & OHG. sibun, G. sieben, Icel. sjau, sj, Sw. sju, Dan. syv, Lith. septyni, Russ. seme, W. saith, Gael. seachd, Ir. seacht, L. septem, Gr. , Skr. saptan. 305. Cf. Hebdomad, Heptagon, September.]

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1. Seven

   Seven was the fourth album from English alternative rock band James, released February 1992. Half of the album was produced by Youth, but after being unimpressed with some of the early records the band's studio time ran out, so the band produced the rest of the album itself with the help of Steve Chase.

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1. Seven

   sev′n, adj. and n. six and one.—adj. Sev′en-fold, folded seven times: multiplied seven times.—n. Sev′en-night, seven days and nights: a week, the time from one day of the week to the same again—also contr. Sennight (sen′nīt).—adj. Sev′enth, last of seven, next after the sixth.—n. one of seven equal parts.—adv. Sev′enthly.—Seven cardinal, chief, or principal virtues (see Cardinal); Seven champions of Christendom, St George for England, St Andrew for Scotland, St Patrick for Ireland, St David for Wales, St Denis for France, St James for Spain, St Anthony for Italy; Seven deadly sins, pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth; Seven dolours of the Blessed Virgin Mary (see Dolour); Seven free arts (see Arts); Seven gifts of the Holy Ghost, wisdom, understanding, counsel, ghostly strength or fortitude, knowledge, godliness, and the fear of the Lord; Seven sages, or wise men, Solon of Athens, Thales of Miletus, Pittacus of Mitylene, Bias of Priene in Caria, Chilon of Sparta, Cleobulus tyrant of Lindus in Rhodes, and Periander tyrant of Corinth; Seven Sleepers, seven Christian youths at Ephesus who took refuge in a cave about 250 A.D. in the persecution of Decius, were walled up by their pursuers, fell into a deep sleep, and only awoke in 447 under Theodosius II.; Seven stars, the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn: the constellation Ursa Major: the Pleiades; Seven wise masters, the most common title given to a famous medieval collection of stories grouped round a central story of the birth, education, and trials of a young prince. Accused like Joseph, he is sentenced to death, but each one of the seven viziers gains a day, out of the fated seven during which the prince may not open his mouth, by two tales against women. At the end of the seventh day the prince is free to speak, and quickly clears his character; Seven wonders of the world, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Hanging (i.e. terraced) Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Diana at Ephesus, the Statue of Jupiter at Athens by Phidias, the Mausoleum, erected by Artemisia at Halicarnassus, the Colossus at Rhodes, and the Pharos of Alexandria; Seven years' war (1756-63), the third and severest struggle for the possession of Silesia between Frederick the Great and the Empress Maria Theresa, together with the allies on both sides; it gave Silesia to Frederick, and to England the mastery of North America and India. [A.S. seofon; Dut. zeven, Ger. sieben, Goth. sibun, Gr. hepta, L. septem.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Seven' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #810

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Seven' in Written Corpus Frequency: #207

Anagrams for Seven »

1. névés

2. eevns

3. evens

How to pronounce Seven?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Seven in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Seven in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Seven in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Seven in a Sentence

1. Boomerang CEO Mark Patterson:

   The cars are not running in these garages so there's a big savings on air handling equipment, you need seven or eight air changes an hour with traditional carparks versus just one or two with this system.

2. Charles Krauthammer:

   The administration is quickly developing a huge problem of credibility, when the vice president says that [progress against ISIS is significant and growing], and then within seven days, ISIS is at the gates of Ramadi, it has it surrounded-- You’ve got to ask yourself, what exactly is the vice president talking about?

3. Novak Djokovic:

   For all of us taking part in this tournament, staying for seven hours and not going through the whole agenda yet, is quite tiring, but there's a larger picture and larger issues that Robin was addressing. I think it's a system and a structure that keeps on failing us. I've been saying this before.

4. Ron Rutland:

   Ron Rutland and James Owens're gluttons for punishment, it's pretty relentless going to be honest. We're in our saddles probably about seven hours a day.

5. Miguel Angel Jimenez:

   I've been so many years on the tour, this is my 27th season, I've played in seven Ryder Cups, been vice-captain and of course I accept it( the decision).

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