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

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

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

Also: seventhly.��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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Example Sentences

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But he again over-drove when it mattered, making mistakes on both of his laps in the final session, and ending up seventh on the grid.

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An excellent round of 68 on Saturday left him seventh, five shots behind Burns, and it could have been even better had a monster eagle putt not drifted inches past the 17th hole.

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The tense triumph crowns Bath as champions of England for the seventh time in their history but the first since 1996.

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But Zheng broke through at the seventh attempt, a blistering backhand down the line silencing the crowd, who had earlier voiced their displeasure after Zheng had to change her shoes midway through the game.

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As protests reached their seventh day in Los Angeles, isolated incidents of violence lessened, though some tensions remained.

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seventeen-year locust Seventh Amendment

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