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

The problem was Corona’s pitching was equally good, and Billy Carlson won it with a home run in the seventh. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024

Taillon allowed two hits over six shutout innings before being replaced in the seventh with a 5-0 lead. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024

Up 3-0, Sears (2-2) went one out into seventh before handing the ball to the Oakland bullpen. —Miami Herald, 4 May 2024

Stepping to the plate with the bases loaded twice, Jorge Soler popped out to end the second inning and and grounded into a double play in seventh after the first three Giants had reached base. —Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024

Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen accounted for the only damage: a solo home run that cleared the left-field wall in the seventh. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024

Joe Kelly stranded the tying run at third base in the seventh. —Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 30 Apr. 2024

Berkeley slipped to 10-7. California 9, Antioch 4 Tied 4-4 after five innings, California scored two in the top of the sixth and three in the seventh to beat Antioch in non-league play. —Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024

Cimber escaped the jam that Detmers left him in the sixth, and then he was bailed out by Neto in the seventh. —Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 18 Apr. 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