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

Painter left after the seventh, allowing one run on three hits with seven strikeouts and one walk in five innings. —CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026

Shortstop Gunnar Henderson homered for Baltimore in the third inning, his sixth of the season, and Jeremiah Jackson hit a solo shot off reliever Caleb Killian leading off the seventh. —Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026

The Blue Jackets are ninth (with 92 points) and the Bruins seventh (96 points) in the Eastern Conference. —Data Skrive, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026

After the Nationals scored four runs off Milwaukee relievers Abner Uribe and Angel Zerpa (0-1) to take a 6-3 lead in the seventh, the Brewers quickly responded. —ABC News, 12 Apr. 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