their seventeenth anniversary
Approximately one seventeenth of the population has the disease.
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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′əntēnth′] adj. [ME sevententhe: see SEVENTEEN & TH2] 1. preceded by sixteen others in a series; 17th 2. designating any of the seventeen equal parts of something n. 1. the one following the sixteenth 2 … English World dictionary
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 — [[t]se̱v(ə)nti͟ːnθ[/t]] ♦♦ seventeenths 1) ORD The seventeenth item in a series is the one that you count as number seventeen. She gave birth to Annabel just after her seventeenth birthday. 2) FRACTION A seventeenth is one of seventeen equal… … English dictionary
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 — /sɛvənˈtinθ/ (say sevuhn teenth) adjective 1. next after the sixteenth. 2. being one of seventeen equal parts. –noun 3. a seventeenth part, especially of one (¹⁄₁₇). 4. the seventeenth member of a series …
seventeenth — seventeen ► CARDINAL NUMBER ▪ one more than sixteen; 17. (Roman numeral: xvii or XVII.) DERIVATIVES seventeenth adjective & noun … English terms dictionary
Seventeenth-century materialism: Gassendi and Hobbes — T.Sorell In the English speaking world Pierre Gassendi is probably best known as the author of a set of Objections to Descartes’s Meditations. These Objections, the fifth of seven sets collected by Mersenne, are relatively long and full, and… … History of philosophy
