Seventeen (Noun)
Meaning
The cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The team won seventeen out of twenty games during the season.
- At seventeen years old, she began to pursue her dream of becoming a professional musician.
- He sat in his small apartment, counting seventeen dollars as his weekly allowance.
- After seventeen failed attempts, the pilot finally landed successfully.
- Seventeen firefighters responded to the emergency call to rescue those trapped in the burning building.