SEVENTH Definition & Meaning

seventh

[ sev-uhnth ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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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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

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

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

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Origin of seventh¹

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

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Huntington Beach was beaten by Jacksonville Trinity Christian 3-2 after giving up two runs in the bottom of the seventh on an error.

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“Come in the seventh inning because before that it’s pretty boring,” coach Wally Barnett said.

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England's Aaron Rai briefly led on his Masters debut before ending the opening day in joint seventh after a two-under 70.

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Thus, his next time up in the top of the seventh, Pages swung at three straight sliders from reliever Eduardo Salazar.

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They trailed 3-2 going to the bottom of the seventh and tied the game on a sacrifice.

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