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

3

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

Berkeley slipped to 10-7. California 9, Antioch 4 Tied 4-4 after five innings, California scored two in the top of the sixth and three in the seventh to beat Antioch in non-league play. —Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024

Cimber escaped the jam that Detmers left him in the sixth, and then he was bailed out by Neto in the seventh. —Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 2024

Bishop Amat 6, La Salle 2: The Lancers scored four runs in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024

The top performing men’s runner from the US was CJ Albertson who finished in seventh with an unofficial time of 2:09:53. —Ben Morse, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024

The Heat moved closer to sixth place, but still stands in seventh in the Eastern Conference. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024

Highland 4, Quartz Hill 3: Jeffrey Kavanagh hit a three-run home run for Quartz Hill in the seventh to tie the game, but Highland won it in the eighth. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024

The Lady Pioneers trailed 6-1 and again 9-6, but wouldn't quit and pushed across the game-winner in the seventh. —Paul Boyd, arkansasonline.com, 12 Apr. 2024

Arizona tied the game, 3-3, in the seventh against reliever Jake Bird, who gave up a two-out, RBI double to Gurriel. —Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing seventh

• in seventh heaven
• seventh chord
• seventh heaven
• the seventh-inning stretch

Kids Definition

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