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

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seventh sevenths

He was replaced by reliever Tobias Myers in the seventh.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

On the seventh floor, the new Red Square had not quite arrived.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

Stocks ended the session lower for the seventh time in the past eight sessions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

For a seventh year in a row, the number of river basins globally experiencing "normal" conditions were in a clear minority in 2025.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

In his mind, my entire life is this gigantic chess match, where every tiny move I make in the seventh grade has to be perfectly designed to bring about some glorious endgame decades later.

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

Look particularly for tonic chords and dominant sevenths.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones