Sev"en (?), a. [OE. seven,
seoven, seofen, AS. seofon, seofan,
seofen; akin to D. zeven, OS., Goth., & OHG.
sibun, G. sieben, Icel. sjau, sjö,
Sw. sju, Dan. syv, Lith. septyni, Russ.
seme, W. saith, Gael. seachd, Ir. seacht,
L. septem, Gr. ???, Skr. saptan. √305. Cf.
Hebdomad, Heptagon, September.] One more
than six; six and one added; as, seven days make one
week.
Seven sciences. See the Note under
Science, n., 4. -- Seven
stars (Astron.), the Pleiades. --
Seven wonders of the world. See under
Wonders. -- Seven-year apple
(Bot.), a rubiaceous shrub (Genipa clusiifolia)
growing in the West Indies; also, its edible fruit. --
Seven-year vine (Bot.), a tropical
climbing plant (Ipomœa tuberosa) related to the morning-
glory.
Sev"en, n. 1. The
number greater by one than six; seven units or objects.
Of every beast, and bird, and insect small,
Game sevens and pairs.
Milton.
2. A symbol representing seven units, as 7, or
vii.