seventh
noun
sev·enth
ˈse-vən(t)th 
ˈse-bᵊm(t)th
plural sevenths
ˈse-vən(t)s
-vən(t)ths;
ˈse-bᵊm(t)s,
-bᵊm(t)ths
1
: one that is number seven in a series
I'll be leaving on the seventh.
The batter hit a home run in the seventh.
see Table of Numbers
2
: one of seven equal parts of something
… West Virginia, which produces a seventh of the country's coal …—
David M. Shribman
David M. Shribman3
a
: a musical interval embracing seven diatonic degrees
b
: a tone at this interval
specifically
: leading tone
c
: the harmonic combination of two tones a seventh apart
seventh
adjective or adverb
the writer's seventh book
She finished seventh in the race.
Examples of seventh in a Sentence
Only about a seventh of the town voted for her.
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Advertisement Point Loma 3, St. Francis 2: The Golden Knights scored two runs in the seventh but fell short in the Division III game.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Davis was hit on the hand by an 89 mph pitch from Littell in the seventh.
—Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Davis was hit on the hand by an 89 mph pitch from Littell in the seventh.
—Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
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seventh
noun
sev·enth
ˈsev-ən(t)th
1
: one that is number seven in a series see number
2
: the difference in pitch between the first tone and the seventh tone of a scale
seventh
adjective or adverb
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