Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective coming next after the sixteenth in a series.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective coming next after the sixteenth in position
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Examples
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Open or a PGA Championship at Southern Hills by making par on the 18th hole in the final round, but the 17th is an iron off the tee and a wedge.
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(link) anyone trying to compare the 12th to the 17th is an idiot and more than likely a troll.
Sooo… I guess we’re waiting on the press conferences, then. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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David Hirson's rhyming play, now at the Music Box, is set in 17th-century France, but the message resonates: The barbarians are at the gates -- and the powerful are welcoming them.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: La Bete, A Life in the Theater, Lady Rizo Fern Siegel 2010
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With only a sliver of walkway connecting the hole to dry land, the 17th is one of the most recognizable — and cursed — holes in the game.
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David Hirson's rhyming play, now at the Music Box, is set in 17th-century France, but the message resonates: The barbarians are at the gates -- and the powerful are welcoming them.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: La Bete, A Life in the Theater, Lady Rizo Fern Siegel 2010
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She lived in 17th century England, and spent most of her life as a housewife, though she also was a schoolmistress, a governess, and an author.
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Please include any info you can about everyday life in 17th Century France if you get a chance.
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"The 17th is simply a nightmare," said Fred Funk, who five-putted the 17th in 2001 and made a bogey there en route to winning the Players in 2005.
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That day, September 17th, is also my 20th anniversary at my current job.
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She lived in 17th century England, and spent most of her life as a housewife, though she also was a schoolmistress, a governess, and an author.
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