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

Heriberto Hernández doubled with one out in the seventh, but Konnor Pilkington struck out Wagaman and Mesa. —Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025

Tolbert misread a line drive off the wall in the fourth inning and allowed a pop-up to drop alongside him in the seventh. —Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025

Nathaniel Lowe is starting at first base and batting fifth, Masataka Yoshida is sixth as the DH, Romy Gonzalez is playing second and batting seventh, Cefdanne Rafaela is in center field batting eighth and Carlos Narvaez will catch batting ninth. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025

The Wells blast gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead in the seventh. —Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025

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

Rhymes for seventh

• eleventh

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