seventeenth
One of seventeen equal parts of a wholeOne of seventeen equal parts of a whole.
» Today is Tuesday, the seventeenth of October.
Heute ist Dienstag, der siebzehnte Oktober. — carlosalberto
Сегодня вторник, семнадцатое октября. — marafon
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2 sensesOne of seventeen equal parts of a whole.
A seventeeth of 340 is 20.
siebzehnte
семнадцатая
An interval of two octaves and a third.
- position 17 in a countable series of things
Examples
13 sentencesToday is Tuesday, the seventeenth of October.
ruСегодня вторник, семнадцатое октября. — marafon
deHeute ist Dienstag, der siebzehnte Oktober. — carlosalberto
His family dates back to the seventeenth century.
Much of London was destroyed in the seventeenth century.
ruВ семнадцатом веке многое в Лондоне было разрушено. — soweli_Elepanto
deGroße Teile Londons wurden im 17. Jahrhundert zerstört. — Yorwba
In France, the seventeenth century is the period of classical literature.
The story is set in Paris, in the late seventeenth century.
deDie Geschichte spielt in Paris, im späten 17. Jahrhundert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English sevententhe, seventethe, from Old English seofontēoþa, equivInherited from Middle English sevententhe, seventethe, from Old English seofontēoþa, equivalent to seventeen + -th.
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Forms
plural: seventeenths| Singular | seventeenth |
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See also
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