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

Martinez didn’t allow another knock until Wilyer Abreu’s fruitless leadoff single in the seventh. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026

Morejón stranded two runners after entering the game in relief of Morgan with two outs in the sixth and then worked a scoreless seventh. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026

Yates entered in the ninth with a 4-3 lead that Zach Neto had given the Angels with his tiebreaking homer in the seventh. —Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 June 2026

Minooka had the tying runs on base in the sixth and the tying run at the plate in the seventh, but Umbright shut the door each time. —Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026

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