# seven

Pronunciation: US say "SEV-uhn" /ˈsɛvn̩/; UK

## Numeral

1. A numerical value equal to 7, the number following six and preceding eight, or a group having that many elements.
   - Simple: The number that comes after six and before eight.
   - _The recipe calls for seven cups of flour in total._
   - _Only seven of the original members remained on the committee._

## Noun

2. The figure 7, or any single instance of that digit as it appears in writing.
   - Simple: The written shape used for the number 7.
   - _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._
3. A playing card marked with seven pips of a single suit.
   - Simple: A playing card marked with seven small shapes of its 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._

## Other meanings

- (noun) A slang term for the soft drink 7 Up.

## Origin

From Middle English "seven," from Old English "seofon," tracing back through Proto-Germanic "*sebun" to Proto-Indo-European "*septḿ̥." It is related to Dutch "zeven," German "sieben," Latin "septem," and Ancient Greek "heptá," all meaning seven.

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