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seven-league boots
plural-nounC1
/ˌsev.ən ˈliːɡ buːts/A magical item from European folklore, especially fairy tales, that enables the wearer to travel seven leagues (about 21 miles / 34 kilometres) with each step.
seven-segment display
nounC1
/ˌsev.ən ˌseɡ.mənt dɪˈspleɪ/An electronic display device that uses seven independently controllable line segments arranged in a figure-eight pattern to form decimal digits and some letters.
seven-seven
nounA1
/ˈsev.ən/The cardinal number that is the sum of six and one; represented by the numeral 7.
seven-spot
nounRare
/ˈsev.ən ˌspɒt/A playing card with the rank of seven.
seven-up
nounMedium-Low
/ˌsɛv.ən ˈʌp/A carbonated soft drink with a lemon-lime flavor, typically marketed as a caffeine-free beverage.
seven-year itch
nounC1
/ˌsev.ən jɪə‿r ˈɪtʃ/A feeling of restlessness or dissatisfaction that arises in a person (often a man) after about seven years of marriage, leading to a desire for new romantic or sexual experiences.
sevenbark
nounLow (Specialist/Botanical)
/ˈsɛv.ən.bɑːk/A deciduous shrub of the Hydrangea family, primarily Hydrangea arborescens, known for its distinctive bark that peels in multiple layers.
sevener
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency, Technical/Specialist)
/ˈsɛv(ə)nə/A member of the Sevener branch of Shia Islam, also known as Isma'ilism, which holds that Isma'il ibn Jafar was the seventh and last Imam.
sevens
nounB1
/ˈsɛv.ənz/The plural form of the number seven; specifically referring to groups or sets of seven items.
seventeen
adjectivedeterminernounA1
/ˌsɛvn̩ˈtiːn/The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of ten and seven.
seventeen-year locust
nounLow
/ˌsɛv(ə)ntiːn ˌjɪə ˈləʊkəst/A common name for periodical cicadas of Brood X and similar broods, whose life cycle lasts approximately 17 years.
seventeenth
adjectivenounB1
/ˌsev.ənˈtiːnθ/Coming next after the sixteenth in position; constituting number seventeen in a sequence.
seventeenth amendment
nounC1/C2 (Advanced/Proficient). Common in academic, historical, and political contexts in the US; lower frequency in general international English.
/ˌsev(ə)nˈtiːnθ əˈmendmənt/The amendment to the United States Constitution that established the direct election of United States senators by popular vote, replacing the previous system where senators were chosen by state legislatures.
seventh
adjectiveadverbnounC1
/ˈsɛv.ənθ/Constituting number seven in a sequence; 7th.
seventh amendment
nounC2
/ˌsɛv.ənθ əˈmɛnd.mənt/The amendment to the United States Constitution that guarantees the right to a jury trial in certain federal civil cases.
seventh avenue
nounC1
/ˌsevənθ ˈævənjuː/A major north-south thoroughfare on the island of Manhattan in New York City, famous as the historic center of the American fashion industry.
seventh chord
nounLow
/ˌsɛv(ə)nθ ˈkɔːd/A chord consisting of a triad plus a note forming the interval of a seventh above the chord's root.
seventh commandment
nounLow (primarily religious, literary, or ethical contexts)
/ˌsev.ənθ kəˈmɑːnd.mənt/The biblical commandment "Thou shalt not commit adultery" (Exodus 20:14).
seventh heaven
nounB2
/ˌsevnθ ˈhev.ən/A state of supreme happiness, bliss, or ecstasy.
seventh-day adventist
nounC2
/ˌsev.ənθ.deɪ ˈæd.vən.tɪst/A member of a Protestant Christian denomination that observes Saturday as the Sabbath and emphasizes the imminent Second Coming (Advent) of Jesus Christ.

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