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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Seven

/sĕv'-ən/ · Sev·en · IPA /ˈsɛvən/
01 a. One more than six; six and one added; as, seven days make one week.
  1. 1.
    One more than six; six and one added; as, seven days make one week.
Phrases & compounds
Seven sciences — See the Note under Science, n., 4.
Seven stars — the Pleiades.
Seven wonders of the world — See under Wonders.
Seven-year apple — a rubiaceous shrub (Genipa clusiifolia) growing in the West Indies; also, its edible fruit.
Seven-year vine — a tropical climbing plant (Ipomœa tuberosa) related to the morning-glory.
02 n. The number greater by one than six; seven units or objects.
  1. 1.
    The number greater by one than six; seven units or objects.
    “Of every beast, and bird, and insect small, Game sevens and pairs.” — Milton.
  2. 2.
    A symbol representing seven units, as 7, or vii.