2. The quotient of a unit divided by seventeen; one of
seventeen equal parts or divisions of one whole.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Mus.) An interval of two octaves and a third. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Seventeenth — Sev en*teenth , a. [From {Seventeen}: cf. AS. seofonte[ o][eth]a, seofonteoge[eth]a.] 1. Next in order after the sixteenth; coming after sixteen others. [1913 Webster] In . . . the seventeenth day of the month . . . were all the fountains of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seventeenth — [sev′əntēnth′] adj. [ME sevententhe: see SEVENTEEN & TH2] 1. preceded by sixteen others in a series; 17th 2. designating any of the seventeen equal parts of something n. 1. the one following the sixteenth 2 … English World dictionary
seventeenth — [[t]se̱v(ə)nti͟ːnθ[/t]] ♦♦ seventeenths 1) ORD The seventeenth item in a series is the one that you count as number seventeen. She gave birth to Annabel just after her seventeenth birthday. 2) FRACTION A seventeenth is one of seventeen equal… … English dictionary
seventeenth — /sev euhn teenth /, adj. 1. next after the sixteenth; being the ordinal number for 17. 2. being one of 17 equal parts. n. 3. a seventeenth part, esp. of one (1/17). 4. the seventeenth member of a series. [bef. 900; SEVENTEEN + TH2; r. ME… … Universalium
seventeenth — sev|en|teenth [ ,sevn tinθ ] number 1. ) in the place or position counted as number 17: their seventeenth anniversary 2. ) one of 17 equal parts of something: Approximately one seventeenth of the population has the disease … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
seventeenth — UK [ˌsev(ə)nˈtiːnθ] / US [ˌsev(ə)nˈtɪnθ] number 1) in the place or position counted as number 17 their seventeenth anniversary 2) one of 17 equal parts of something Approximately one seventeenth of the population has the disease … English dictionary
seventeenth — sev•en•teenth [[t]ˈsɛv ənˈtinθ[/t]] adj. 1) next after the sixteenth; being the ordinal number for 17 2) being one of 17 equal parts 3) a seventeenth part, esp. of one (1/17) 4) the seventeenth member of a series • Etymology: 1300–50;… … From formal English to slang
seventeenth — /sɛvənˈtinθ/ (say sevuhn teenth) adjective 1. next after the sixteenth. 2. being one of seventeen equal parts. –noun 3. a seventeenth part, especially of one (¹⁄₁₇). 4. the seventeenth member of a series …
seventeenth — seventeen ► CARDINAL NUMBER ▪ one more than sixteen; 17. (Roman numeral: xvii or XVII.) DERIVATIVES seventeenth adjective & noun … English terms dictionary
Seventeenth-century materialism: Gassendi and Hobbes — T.Sorell In the English speaking world Pierre Gassendi is probably best known as the author of a set of Objections to Descartes’s Meditations. These Objections, the fifth of seven sets collected by Mersenne, are relatively long and full, and… … History of philosophy
