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- [sev-uh n]
- /ˈsɛv ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sev-uh n]
- /ˈsɛv ən/
Definitions of sevens word
- noun sevens Also, fan tan. Also called parliament, sevens. Cards. a game in which the players play their sevens and other cards forming sequences in the same suits as their sevens, the winner being the player who first runs out of cards. 1
- noun sevens a Chinese gambling game in which a pile of coins, counters, or objects is placed under a bowl and bets are made on what the remainder will be after they have been counted off in fours. 1
- adjective sevens amounting to seven in number. 1
- noun sevens a Rugby Union match or series of matches played with seven players on each side 0
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Origin of sevens
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English seoven(e), seofne, seven, Old English seofon; cognate with German sieben, Gothic sibun; akin to Old Irish secht, Welsh saith, Latin septem, Greek heptá, Polish siedem, Sanskrit saptá
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Parts of speech for Sevens
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sevens popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".