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noun the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
adjective being one more than sixteen
originInherited from Middle English seventene, from Old English seofontīene, from Proto-Germanic *sebuntehun. Cognate with Dutch zeventien, West Frisian santjin, German siebzehn, Danish sytten. Equivalent to seven + -teen
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