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

Highland 4, Quartz Hill 3: Jeffrey Kavanagh hit a three-run home run for Quartz Hill in the seventh to tie the game, but Highland won it in the eighth. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024

The Lady Pioneers trailed 6-1 and again 9-6, but wouldn't quit and pushed across the game-winner in the seventh. —Paul Boyd, arkansasonline.com, 12 Apr. 2024

Arizona tied the game, 3-3, in the seventh against reliever Jake Bird, who gave up a two-out, RBI double to Gurriel. —Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2024

But after Liberty tied the score in the sixth, Benicia responded with two in the seventh to win. —Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024

Then the Royals tacked on three more runs in the seventh to take control of the game. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2024

Miami doesn’t have third- or fourth-round picks but has one choice in the fifth round, two in the sixth and one in the seventh. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024

Rangers starting pitcher Dane Dunning (1-0) was sharp throughout most of his season debut, allowing one hit over six innings before surrendering two home runs in the seventh. —Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024

Sixto Sanchez covered a pair of innings to get Miami through the sixth but a four-run seventh by Pittsburgh against Marlins lefty Andrew Nardi essentially put the game out of reach. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2024

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

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