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seventh
[sev-uhnth]
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.Ìý
a tone on the seventh degree from a given tone (counted as the first).
the interval between such tones.
the harmonic combination of such tones.
seventh
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adjective
(usually prenominal)
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
( as noun )
she left on the seventh
he was the seventh to arrive
noun
one of seven equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc
( as modifier )
a seventh part
the fraction equal to one divided by seven ( 1/ 7 )
music
the interval between one note and another seven notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale
one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other See also major minor interval
short for seventh chord
adverb
Also: seventhly.Ìýafter the sixth person, position, event, etc
Also: seventhly.Ìýas the seventh point: linking what follows to the previous statements, as in a speech or argument
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Example Sentences
As the Lions turned up the heat, Ireland's Ronan Kelleher added a seventh and England's Henry Pollock an eighth, a first of the tour for the Northampton tyro.
In the seventh, the Dodgers struck again, when Betts slid into third after hitting another ball just beyond Lee’s reach in center and later scored on Smith’s RBI single.
The seventh was another round in which Serrano sought to get impose herself further but Taylor replied with a flurry.
The pair have won the last six majors between them and will wrap up a seventh on Sunday.
This will be the seventh straight major tournament won by one of them.
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