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

Adan Viner tied the score for El Camino Real with a two-out RBI single in bottom of the seventh to send the game into extra innings, then the Royals won it in the bottom of the ninth on a squeeze by Joey Hernandez. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025

The betting markets unsurprisingly reflect as much, as the 8-seeded Bulldogs have the third-shortest odds to win the West (ahead of the teams seeded third through seventh in this region). —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025

Top-flight survival may well be beyond his team now, especially with Manchester City (fifth), Newcastle (sixth), Brighton (seventh) and Liverpool (first) as the next four opponents. —Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025

Cathedral coach Clinton Lassiter has guided his program to 15 consecutive postseason victories, and this year’s state title is his seventh as a coach, the new Massachusetts record. —Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 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