seven

[sev-uhn] / ˈsɛv ən /

ADJECTIVE

having seven of something

Synonyms

STRONG

septenary

WEAK

septemviral septennial septuple

NOUN

seven of something

Synonyms

STRONG

hebdomad heptad septenary

WEAK

heptade septuplicate

Example Sentences

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It felt as if Newcastle had rediscovered a semblance of momentum in the final throes of a draining campaign after picking up seven points from a possible nine.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

That was about seven weeks into the Iran war.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

China’s market regulator fined seven e-commerce and food-delivery platforms in April, including Pinduoduo, Meituan, JD.com, and Douyin.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Emboldened by a recent European court ruling, Fender is trying to gain control over what is by far the world’s most popular electric guitar shape more than seven decades after it was released.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Next he took her skins—she had shed seven times in all—out to the barn.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville