seventh

American  

[sev-uhnth] / ˈsɛv ənθ /

adjective

1. next after the sixth; being the ordinal number for seven.

2. being one of seven equal parts.

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noun

• sevenths
  plural

1. a seventh part, especially of one (1/7).

2. the seventh member of a series.

3. Music.

   1. a tone on the seventh degree from a given tone (counted as the first).

   2. the interval between such tones.

   3. the harmonic combination of such tones.

seventh British  

/ ˈsɛvənθ /

adjective

1. (usually prenominal)

   1. coming after the sixth and before the eighth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of seven: often written 7th

   2. ( as noun )

      she left on the seventh

      he was the seventh to arrive

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noun

1. 1. one of seven equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      a seventh part

2. the fraction equal to one divided by seven ( 1/ 7 )

3. music

   1. the interval between one note and another seven notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale

   2. one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other See also major minor interval

   3. short for seventh chord

adverb

1. Also: seventhly. after the sixth person, position, event, etc

1. Also: seventhly. as the seventh point: linking what follows to the previous statements, as in a speech or argument

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sevenths
  plural

Etymology

Origin of seventh

before 950; Middle English; see seven, -th ²; replacing Middle English sevethe, Old English seofotha

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

seventh sevenths

I’ve been wearing them since seventh grade and generally have them resoled several times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

In the seventh inning of games here in Milwaukee, after “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” the Brewers and their fans sing the “Beer Barrel Polka,” better known as “Roll Out the Barrel.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Russell's fight back through the field took him up to seventh as he delayed his pit stop as long as possible.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli, using the Mercedes upgrade that underperformed in Malaysia while Russell is on the previous specification, could manage only seventh.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

So I get my lunch and sit down at a secluded cafeteria table with the most popular boy in the seventh grade.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

That’s one first-rounder, one second, one fourth, one sixth and two sevenths.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2022

Beyond No. 2, they have a third-rounder, two fourths, a fifth and two sevenths.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2020

In America, we call them “blue notes”—flatted thirds and sevenths and fifths.

From The New Yorker ● May 13, 2019

The cost was receiver Jermaine Kearse and a 2018 second-round pick as well as a swap of sevenths.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2017

Indeed, after the 1930s the thirds and sevenths actually became known as ‘blue’ notes.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall