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seventh son of a seventh son

seventh son of a seventh son noun: a concept that a boy born as the seventh consecutive male child, without any female siblings born in between, possesses supernatural powers or great destiny; this special status is amplified if his father was also a seventh son.

Noun

seventh son of a seventh son (uncountable)

  1. A concept that a boy born as the seventh consecutive male child, without any female siblings born in between, possesses supernatural powers or great destiny; this special status is amplified if his father was also a seventh son.

Questions about seventh son of a seventh son

What does seventh son of a seventh son mean?
Seventh son of a seventh son means a concept that a boy born as the seventh consecutive male child, without any female siblings born in between, possesses supernatural powers or great destiny; this special status is amplified if his father was also a seventh son.
What part of speech is seventh son of a seventh son?
Seventh son of a seventh son is a noun.

Words near seventh son of a seventh son in the dictionary

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