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

Rather than deploy his pair of back-end aces, Garrett Whitlock and closer Aroldis Chapman, Cora made the difficult decision to stick with Zack Kelly, who’d pitched a 1-2-3 seventh, for the eighth. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025

Norris came very close to striking the wall himself during qualifying and began Sunday in seventh. —Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025

These are the very same people that did this on October 7th against the innocent Israelis on October seventh. —Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025

Miami took a 4-3 lead against Jaden Hill (1-1) on Ramirez’s sacrifice fly in the sixth, and Hernandez had another sacrifice fly in the seventh. —Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 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