seventh

(sevənt̸h)

adjective

  1. preceded by six others in a series; 7th
  2. designating any of the seven equal parts of something

Origin: ME seventhe, a new formation < seoven + -th, replacing OE seofande (akin to Ger siebente) & seofotha

noun

  1. the one following the sixth
  2. any of the seven equal parts of something;
  3. Music
    1. the seventh tone of an ascending diatonic scale, or a tone six degrees above or below any given tone in such a scale; leading tone; subtonic
    2. the interval between two such tones, or a combination of them
    3. the chord formed by any tone and the third, fifth, and seventh of which it is the fundamental

adverb

in the seventh place, rank, group, etc.

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See seventh in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The ordinal number matching the number seven in a series.
  2. One of seven equal parts.
  3. Music An interval encompassing seven diatonic degrees.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , alteration of sefende

Origin: , from Old English seofunda

Origin: , from seofon, seven; see seven

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Related Forms:

  • sevˈenth adverb & adj.

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