seventh

sev·enth | \ ˈse-vən(t)th

How to pronounce seventh (audio)

, ˈse-bᵊm(t)th \

plural sevenths\ ˈse-vən(t)s

How to pronounce sevenths (audio)

, -vən(t)ths ; ˈse-bᵊm(t)s , -bᵊm(t)ths \

Definition of seventh

1 : one that is number seven in a series — see Table of Numbers

2a : 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

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Only about a seventh of the town voted for her.

Recent Examples on the Web The latest to do so are none other than the actors behind Luna Lovegood and three-sevenths of the Weasley offspring. — Sara Delgado, Teen Vogue, ""Harry Potter" Stars Evanna Lynch, Bonnie Wright, and James and Oliver Phelps Reunited," 5 Nov. 2019 Included were two third-placers, two fourths, a fifth, two sixths, four sevenths and two eighths. — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, "Conner, Walton-Verona make history at KHSAA state wrestling meet," 17 Feb. 2018 Lorenzo Cain followed with a line-drive solo blast to left, his seventh of the season and fifth in 11 games. — Rustin Dodd, kansascity.com, "After Moustakas’ splash hit, Royals roll their winning streak to four games," 14 June 2017 Salas stranded both runners, and Jerry Blevins pitched a scoreless seventh as Reed warmed up. — Seth Berkman, New York Times, "Addison Reed Enters Early, and the Mets Leave With a Victory," 3 June 2017 Junior left fielder and backup catcher Olivia Glass, batting seventh in a loaded Huskies lineup, smacked two opposite field home runs Tuesday in OPRF's four-inning 15-0 win over upstart Evanston in a Class 4A Niles North Sectional semifinal. — Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, "Olivia Glass breaks out with HRs as OPRF cruises to sectional final," 1 June 2017 His two-out, three-run homer in the seventh tied it at 5-5 and his two-run single in the eighth stretched the lead to four. — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram.com, "Rangers reaction sings the praises of Elvis Andrus," 30 May 2017 The 426-foot drive, Dozier's seventh of the season, bounced off the ribbon videoboard between the upper and lower deck in right-center field. — Ap, USA TODAY, "Dozier's 2-run shot in 8th spurs Twins to 5-3 win over Rays," 27 May 2017 Avisail Garcia was batting seventh for a winter league team in Venezuela earlier this year. — Paul Skrbina, chicagotribune.com, "Avisail Garcia to represent White Sox at All-Star Game," 2 July 2017

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16 Nov 2019

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“Seventh.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seventh. Accessed 8 December 2019.

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