Seven

(sĕv'n), a. [A-S. seofon, seofan, seofen, siofun, syfon, O. Fries. soven, saven, L. Ger. seven, D. zeven, O. Sax., Goth., & O. H. Ger. sibun, M. H. Ger. siben, N. H. Ger. sieben, Icel. siö, Sw. siu, Dan. syv, allied to Lat. septem, Gr. ἑπτά, Skr. saptan, Per. haft, or heft, Lith. septyni, Serb. sedam, Russ. semj, W. saith, Ir. seacht, Gael. seachd, Heb. sheba', Ar. saba', Bisc. zazpi.] One more than six; as, seven days make one week.

n. 1. The number greater by one than six.

Of every beast, and bird, and insect small, Came sevens and pairs. Milton.

2Sense 2. A symbol representing seven units, as 7, or vii.

Seven sciences. See SCIENCES. — Seven stars (Astron.), the cluster of stars in the neck of Taurus, called Pleiades. — Seven wonders of the world. See WONDERS.