- seventeenth **** sev·en·teenth
- [ˌsɛvn'tiːnθ]
1. adjdiciassettesimo (-a)2. n(in series) diciassettesimo (-a), (fraction) diciassettesimofor usage see: fifth
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
seventeenth **** sev·en·teenth
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Seventeenth — Sev en*teenth , a. [From {Seventeen}: cf. AS. seofonte[ o][eth]a, seofonteoge[eth]a.] 1. Next in order after the sixteenth; coming after sixteen others. [1913 Webster] In . . . the seventeenth day of the month . . . were all the fountains of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seventeenth — Sev en*teenth , n. 1. The next in order after the sixteenth; one coming after sixteen others. [1913 Webster] 2. The quotient of a unit divided by seventeen; one of seventeen equal parts or divisions of one whole. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mus.) An… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seventeenth — /sev euhn teenth /, adj. 1. next after the sixteenth; being the ordinal number for 17. 2. being one of 17 equal parts. n. 3. a seventeenth part, esp. of one (1/17). 4. the seventeenth member of a series. [bef. 900; SEVENTEEN + TH2; r. ME… … Universalium
seventeenth — sev|en|teenth [ ,sevn tinθ ] number 1. ) in the place or position counted as number 17: their seventeenth anniversary 2. ) one of 17 equal parts of something: Approximately one seventeenth of the population has the disease … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
seventeenth — sev•en•teenth [[t]ˈsɛv ənˈtinθ[/t]] adj. 1) next after the sixteenth; being the ordinal number for 17 2) being one of 17 equal parts 3) a seventeenth part, esp. of one (1/17) 4) the seventeenth member of a series • Etymology: 1300–50;… … From formal English to slang
seventeenth — sev·en·teenth … English syllables
