seven
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
How often you will meet it
Rank 918 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 20,159 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one also: 7, VII, sevener, heptad, septet, septenary
- one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face also: seven-spot
adjective
- being one more than six also: 7, vii
seven in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The Angels of the Seven Planets IV.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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The Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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Seven foot and three men at each end wouldn't brish the paint.
Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 1
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Seven days’ sail brought him to Lamos, a city of the cannibal Laestrygonians.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1
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He found in it in gold, notes, and small change, seven hundred and eighteen francs.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1