seventh

[sev-uhnth]

adjective

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

2. being one of seven equal parts.

noun

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

/ 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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of seventh¹

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

Example Sentences

Boyd was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2019 draft and has also played for the Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans.

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And Bolivia - who finished seventh in South America - are not certain to play a team from Oceania, which would be New Caledonia.

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"The world of professional golf is still a little weird and who knows what the future is going to look like," McIlroy admitted after winning his seventh Race to Dubai title on Sunday.

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Stafford increased his league-leading total of touchdown passes to 27 and did not have a pass intercepted for the seventh consecutive game.

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In the second set, with Alcaraz hampered by a hamstring injury which required strapping, Sinner began to use more drop shots and it was notably one which saved a break point in the seventh game.

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