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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Smith then drove a first-pitch, down-and-in cutter from Bryan Hudson, a former Dodgers left-hander who entered with a 4-0 record and 0.99 ERA in 30 games, high off the foul pole in left field in the seventh for a solo shot that tied the score 5-5.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
The struggling veteran repeated the feat in the seventh.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 July 2024
But what was Baltimore’s strength last year with Félix Bautista is perhaps becoming a weakness this year without him, and Thursday’s loss to the Mariners when the bullpen faltered to give up five runs in the seventh was the latest example.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
But on his first pitch to Jesus Sanchez with two outs in the seventh, Pivetta left the ball in the outer middle of the plate.
—Kaushik Sampath, Miami Herald, 4 July 2024
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
The struggling veteran repeated the feat in the seventh.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 July 2024
But what was Baltimore’s strength last year with Félix Bautista is perhaps becoming a weakness this year without him, and Thursday’s loss to the Mariners when the bullpen faltered to give up five runs in the seventh was the latest example.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
But on his first pitch to Jesus Sanchez with two outs in the seventh, Pivetta left the ball in the outer middle of the plate.
—Kaushik Sampath, Miami Herald, 4 July 2024
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“Seventh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seventh. Accessed 15 Jul. 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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