cardinal number
- equivalent to the sum of three and four; one more than six, or three less than ten; 7.
(Roman numeral: vii or VII.)
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(sevens)
seven-a-side rugby.
Phrase
- the seven deadly sins
(in Christian tradition) the sins of pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth. - the seven seas
all the oceans of the world (conventionally the Arctic, Antarctic, North Pacific, South Pacific, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Indian oceans). - the Seven Wonders of the World
the seven most spectacular man-made structures of the ancient world. - the seven-year itch
a supposed tendency to infidelity after seven years of marriage.
Derivative
Etymology
OE seofon, of Gmc origin.