seven
numEtymology
PIE word *septḿ̥ From Middle English seven, from Old English seofon (“seven”), from Proto-West Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”). Cognate with Scots seiven (“seven”), West Frisian sân (“seven”), Saterland Frisian soogen (“seven”), Low German söven (“seven”), Dutch zeven (“seven”), German sieben (“seven”), Danish syv (“seven”), Norwegian sju (“seven”), Icelandic sjö (“seven”), Latin septem (“seven”), Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “seven”), Russian семь (semʹ), Sanskrit सप्त (saptá).
Definitions
A numerical value equal to 7
A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight. This many dots: (•••••••). Describing a group or set with seven elements.
- The cabbalism of the number seven is emphasized, for in hell seven judges at each of seven gates take one of these divine laws away from her.
- The seven hampers for four boys and three girls were personalised to each patient, including overnight hotel stays, colouring books and self care items.
The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.
- He wrote three sevens on the paper.
A card bearing seven pips.
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The soft drink 7 Up.
- a whisky and seven
A river in North Yorkshire, England that flows through Rosedale to join the Rye.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at seven. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at seven. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at seven
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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