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seventeen

/ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/

Meanings
numeral
The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17.

Examples :

"My daughter is seventeen years old. "
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Illustration sixteen

sixteen numeral

/ˈsɪks.tiːn/

The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

"She turned sixteen years old last week and got her driver's license. "

Illustration occurring

occurring verb

/əˈkɜːɹɪŋ/ /əˈkɝɪŋ/

To happen or take place.

"The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds."

Illustration after

after adjective

/ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf.tɚ/

Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent

"The after-school program is a great way for kids to continue learning. "

Illustration years

years noun

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

Illustration cardinal

cardinal noun

/ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl/ /ˈkɑɹdnəl/

One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope and the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)

"The cardinal presided over the special mass at the Vatican. "

Illustration roman

roman noun

/ˈɹəʊmən/

One of the main three types used for the Latin alphabet (the others being italics and blackletter), in which the ascenders are mostly straight.

"The teacher asked us to use roman in our essay, not italics, for better readability. "

Illustration numerals

numerals noun

/ˈnjuːmərəl/ /ˈnuːmərəl/

A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.

"The teacher asked us to write the page numbers using Roman numerals instead of Arabic numerals. "

Illustration daughter

daughter noun

/ˈdɑ.tɚ/ /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɔ.tɚ/

One’s female offspring.

"I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter."

Illustration number

number noun

/ˈnʌmbə/ /ˈnʌmbɚ/ /ˈnʌmə/ /ˈnʌmɚ/

An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

"Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers."

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration represented

represented verb

/ɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntɪd/

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

"The artist's painting represented the beauty of the sunset over the ocean. "

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eighteen numeral

/ˈeɪ.tiːn/ /ˈeɪ(t).tin/

The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.

"She turned eighteen years old last week. "