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

Laureano, the new left fielder, has hit seventh in six of those 11 games. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025

The Tigers got within 6-3 when Dillon Dingler hit a two-run home run that deflected off the glove of a leaping Robert near the center-field wall in the seventh. —Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025

Karros, who reached base three times as the leadoff hitter and scored all three times, sparked another mini-rally in the seventh. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025

Brett Baty’s solo shot in the seventh, on the heels of Alvarez’s second long ball, closed the scoring. —Tim Britton, New York Times, 13 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