seventh

[ sev-uhnth ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

next after the sixth; being the ordinal number for seven.
being one of seven equal parts.

noun

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

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adjective

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 )
  he was the seventh to arrive
  she left on the seventh

noun

1. one of seven equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc
2. ( as modifier )
  a seventh part
the fraction equal to one divided by seven ( 1 7 )
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

Alsoseventhly after the sixth person, position, event, etc

sentence connector

Alsoseventhly as the seventh point: linking what follows to the previous statements, as in a speech or argument

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Word History and Origins

Origin of seventh¹

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

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At 30 years and 56 days, Inter named the seventh oldest starting XI for a Champions League semi-final game and they used all of that experience to keep cool heads in a high-drama scenario.

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And, maybe there will be a seventh sign on his barn wall.

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Shohei Ohtani led the game off with a home run, his seventh of the season and first since returning from the paternity list last week.

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Born in Sheffield and with Sri-Lankan heritage, Rubasingham is the seventh artistic director since the National was founded by Sir Laurence Olivier in 1963, and the first woman to hold the position.

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For this tournament, he is officially classed as an amateur and this is his seventh match of the competition after he had to fight through four qualifying rounds.

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seventeen-year locust Seventh Amendment

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