seven

Pluralsevens

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   number 7numeral

   A numerical value equal to 7, the number following six and preceding eight, or a group having that many elements.

   The recipe calls for seven cups of flour in total.

   Only seven of the original members remained on the committee.

   Note

   The number also carries symbolic weight. William Irwin Thompson writes in 1981 of "the cabbalism of the number seven," with seven judges at each of seven gates. Source

   Checked 2 Nov 2026 · 3 facts

   • Thompson discusses seven's symbolic significance using the quoted wording. en.wiktionary.org
   • The quotation's source, William Irwin Thompson's The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light, was first published in 1981. openlibrary.org
   • Thompson's passage describes seven judges at each of seven gates. en.wiktionary.org
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   written digitnouncountable or uncountable

   The figure 7, or any single instance of that digit as it appears in writing.

   He wrote his sevens with a small line through the middle, European-style.

   The license plate ended in a faded seven that was hard to read.

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   playing cardnouncountable

   A playing card marked with seven pips of a single suit.

   She led with the seven of clubs to draw out the trumps.

   She laid down the seven of hearts and waited to see whether anyone could beat it.

   UsageUsually the seven of + suit: the seven of hearts. Once the suit is clear, just a seven.

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