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sev-uh-n-TEEN/ˌsevənˈtiːn/

Seventeen is the number 17. Seventy is 70 — a classic mix-up. Sixteen is 16; eighteen is 18. She is seventeen (years old). Seventeen is one word; the seventeenth is 17th.

Meaning

The number 17.

Examples

• “She is seventeen years old.”
• “The bus is number seventeen.”
• “He will be seventeen in March.”

Good to know

17. Mix-up: seventy (70). Neighbours: sixteen, eighteen.

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