XVII

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Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Being one more than sixteen; representing the quantity 17.

  2. Noun:

    • The cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one; the number 17.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • The recipe calls for xvii eggs. (The recipe calls for seventeen eggs.)
    • Chapter xvii of the book is the most exciting. (Chapter seventeen of the book is the most exciting.)

  • Noun:

    • The answer on the last page was xvii. (The answer on the last page was seventeen.)
    • She scored xvii points in the game. (She scored seventeen points in the game.)
Advanced Usage
  • Roman Numeral: 'xvii' is the Roman numeral for the number 17. It is often used in formal contexts, for numbering chapters, monarchs, events, or on clock faces.
    • Louis XVII of France. (Louis the Seventeenth of France.)
    • Super Bowl XVII. (Super Bowl Seventeen.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Seventeen: The standard Arabic numeral word for the number 17. This is the most common form used in everyday language.
    • I have seventeen dollars.
  • 17: The Arabic numeral representation.
  • 17th or seventeenth: The ordinal number (adjective) meaning "constituting number seventeen in a sequence."
    • This is my seventeenth visit.
Synonyms
  • Seventeen (noun & adjective): The direct and most common synonym.
  • A score minus three (idiomatic/numerical phrase): An archaic or literary way to express the number, as a "score" means twenty.
Related Phrases
  • Sweet seventeen: A common phrase referring to a girl's seventeenth birthday, often considered a special coming-of-age milestone.
    • She is celebrating her sweet seventeen.
Adjective
  1. being one more than sixteen
Noun
  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one

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