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Definition of seventh
sevenths
play \ˈse-vən(t)s, -vən(t)ths; ˈse-bəm(t)s, -bəm(t)ths\1 : one that is number seven in a series — see number table
2a : a musical interval embracing seven diatonic degreesb : a tone at this interval; specifically : leading tonec : the harmonic combination of two tones a seventh apart
seventh
adjective or adverbExplore Merriam-Webster
Examples of seventh in a Sentence
Only about a seventh of the town voted for her.
Recent Examples of seventh from the Web
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Avisail Garcia was batting seventh for a winter league team in Venezuela earlier this year.
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Encarnacion’s 17th homer of the season was also his seventh in his last 12 games.
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Senior midfielder Troy Becker led the team in assists with 16, but the Green Terror ranked seventh in the league in total assists (86) and assists per game (5.4).
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Lorenzo Cain followed with a line-drive solo blast to left, his seventh of the season and fifth in 11 games.
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Salas stranded both runners, and Jerry Blevins pitched a scoreless seventh as Reed warmed up.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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First Known Use of seventh
12th century
SEVENTH Defined for English Language Learners
seventh
playDefinition of seventh for English Language Learners
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: number seven in a series
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: one of seven equal parts of something
SEVENTH Defined for Kids
Definition of seventh for Students
: coming right after sixth
Definition of seventh for Students
1 : number seven in a series
2 : one of seven equal parts
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