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31sev|en-league boots — «SEHV uhn LEEG», the magical boots in the fairy tale of Hop o my Thumb, which enabled the wearer to cover seven leagues at each stride …
32sev|en|fold — «SEHV uhn FOHLD», adverb, adjective. –adv. 1. seven times as much or as many. 2. seven times as much or as often; in the proportion of seven to one. –adj. 1. seven times as much or as many: »Last year s total was…about a sevenfold increase… …
33sev|en|gill — «SEHV uhn GIHL», noun. or sevengill shark, a shark of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans having seven gill slits along each side of the head instead of the usual five …
34sev|en|teen-year locust — «SEHV uhn TEEN YIHR», a cicada of the United States that requires from thirteen to seventeen years to develop from egg to adult; periodical cicada. The larva burrows underground and feeds on roots, emerging to live a short time as an adult.… …
35sev|en|teenth — «SEHV uhn TEENTH», adjective, noun. 1. next after the 16th; last in a series of 17. 2. one, or being one, of 17 equal parts …
36sev|en|teen — «SEHV uhn TEEN», noun, adjective. seven more than ten; 17. ╂[Old English seofontēne] …
37sev|enth|ly — «SEHV uhnth lee», adverb. in the seventh place …
38sev|enth — «SEHV uhnth», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. next after the sixth; last in a series of 7: »Saturday is the seventh day of the week. 2. being one of 7 equal parts. –n. 1. next after the sixth; last in a series of 7. 2. one of 7 equal parts: »A day is… …
39sev|en|ti|eth — «SEHV uhn tee ihth», adjective, noun. 1. next after the 69th; last in a series of 70. 2. one, or being one, of 70 equal parts …
40sev|en|ty-eight — or 78 «SEHV uhn tee AYT», noun. a phonograph record which revolves at 78 revolutions per minute …
