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

Catcher Austin Wells ended the game with a three-run home run in the seventh, enacting the World Baseball Classic’s mercy rule which ends the game if a team is winning by 10 runs or more after the seventh inning. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026

Pinto intercepted a pass and found Chabot in the high slot for his seventh of the season and second career short-handed goal. —ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026

Cleveland gave up Newsome and a sixth-round pick to acquire Jaguars corner Tyson Campbell and a seventh. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026

Watson had a walk and a strikeout in a scoreless sixth inning, and Samaniego sent the Phillies down 1-2-3 with a strikeout in the seventh. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 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