seventeenth C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌsɛvənˈtiːnθ/ See IPA manual Freq #45253 Meanings 1 adj coming next after the sixteenth in position The seventeenth century changed the city. 2 noun position 17 in a countable series of things The seventeenth century changed the city. Etymology Inherited from Middle English sevententhe, seventethe, from Old English seofontēoþa, equivalent to seventeen + -th. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # seventeenth **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˌsɛvənˈtiːnθ/ **Frequency rank:** 45253 ## Meanings 1. coming next after the sixteenth in position 2. position 17 in a countable series of things ## Examples - The seventeenth century changed the city. - The seventeenth century changed the city. ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English sevententhe, seventethe, from Old English seofontēoþa, equivalent to seventeen + -th. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown