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ˈsevn Number Bre I Time Clear Sixes Sevens

Word seven
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Phonetic BrE / ˈsevn / NAmE / ˈsevn /
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  • i haven't had time to clear up, so i'm all at sixes and sevens.
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seven

(number)BrE / ˈsevn / NAmE / ˈsevn /
  1. 7
  2. in confusion; not well organized
    • I haven't had time to clear up, so I'm all at sixes and sevens.
  3. the desire for new sexual experience that is thought to be felt after seven years of marriage
  4. Word Origin

    • Old English seofon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeven and German sieben, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin septem and Greek hepta.
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