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sevens

sevens is the plural of seven.

Noun

sevens pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Rugby sevens.
  2. (plural, plural-only, slang) A pair of sevens.

Meaning of seven

Noun

seven (countable and uncountable, plural sevens)

  1. The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.
    • He wrote three sevens on the paper.
  2. (countable) A card bearing seven pips.
  3. (slang) The soft drink 7 Up.
    • a whisky and seven

See all 6 meanings of seven

Forms of sevens

alternative form7s
alternative form7's

Words formed from sevens

Phrases with sevens

Questions about sevens

What does sevens mean?
Sevens means rugby sevens.
What is sevens the plural of?
Sevens is the plural of seven.
What part of speech is sevens?
Sevens is a noun.

Words near sevens in the dictionary

  1. sevenpence
  2. sevenpences
  3. sevenpenny
  4. sevenplex
  5. sevenplexes
  6. sevens
  7. sevens out
  8. sevenscore
  9. sevensies
  10. sevensome
  11. sevensomes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sevens (page history and authors); seven (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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