English Explanatory Dictionary

seventh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. The ordinal form of the number seven.
noun
  1. The person or thing in the seventh position.
  2. One of seven equal parts of a whole.
  3. A tone of the seventh degree from a given tone, the interval between two such tones, or the two tones sounding in unison.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛvnθ/ /ˈsɛvənθ/ En-us-seventh.ogg

Word forms

seventh sevenths

Etymology

From Middle English seventhe, sefte, from Old English seofoþa, from Proto-West Germanic *sebundō, from Proto-Germanic *sebundô. The -n-, lost in northern Proto-West Germanic, was later reinserted by analogy with seven, equivalent to seven + -th.

Synonyms

7th 7ᵗʰ VIIth VII

Derived words

half-diminished seventh chord major seventh chord minor seventh chord seventh art seventh chord seventh cranial nerve seventh grade seventh grader seventh heaven seventh inning stretch seventhly the seventh water after kissel augmented seventh diminished seventh dominant seventh major seventh minor seventh
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