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

Grace hit a double in the first inning, a single in the third, tripled in the seventh and batted a three-run homer in the ninth that left the Cubs one run short. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025

In the seventh, with a runner on first and one out, the two-way superstar delivered again, lining an RBI double to tie the game at four. —Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025

Correa singled home Ty France in the seventh to make it 9-1. —John Shipley, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025

Buxton also doubled in a run as part of a four-RBI night, and Correa finished with three hits and three RBIs, driving in two on a 458-foot home run to left-center field as the Twins scored five runs in the third inning and added a four-spot in the seventh. —Dan Hayes, New York Times, 7 May 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