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

: one that is number seven in a series see Table of Numbers

: a musical interval embracing seven diatonic degrees

: a tone at this interval

specifically : leading tone

: the harmonic combination of two tones a seventh apart

seventh adjective or adverb

Example Sentences

Only about a seventh of the town voted for her.

Recent Examples on the Web AJ Allmendinger was sixth for Kaulig Racing, Daniel Suarez seventh for Trackhouse Racing, and Ryan Blaney eighth for Team Penske. —

Arkansas Online, 20 Feb. 2023 AJ Allmendinger was sixth for Kaulig Racing, Daniel Suarez seventh for Trackhouse Racing, and Ryan Blaney eighth for Team Penske. —

Jenna Fryer, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2023 The drop in his fortune has pushed him from number one to seventh on our list of China’s wealthiest. —

Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023 Hamlin was stripped of his third Cup Series win of the season and a track-record seventh at Pocono. —

Dan Gelston, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 July 2022 Hamlin was stripped of his third Cup Series win of the season and a track-record seventh at Pocono. —

Fox News, 25 July 2022 Aroldis Chapman pitched a 1-2-3 seventh for Somerset. —

Hartford Courant, 26 June 2022 Senior Luke Lantz, a 6-3 right-hander headed to Yale, pitched a 1-2-3 seventh for his second save. —

Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 26 May 2022 Nick Duvall pitched the final two innings in relief, working a 1-2-3 seventh, capping off the Gladiators’ victory. —

Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2022 See More

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