seven

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛvən/

The English word “seven” has 5 meanings listed here.

numeral

A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight.
Describing a group or set with seven elements.

noun

The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.
A card bearing seven pips.
The soft drink 7 Up.

Etymology

PIE word *septḿ̥ From Middle English seven, from Old English seofon (“seven”), from Proto-West Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”). Cognate with Scots seiven (“seven”), West Frisian sân (“seven”), Saterland Frisian soogen (“seven”), Low German söven (“seven”), Dutch zeven (“seven”), German sieben (“seven”), Danish syv…

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