ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Seventh

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈsɛvnθ/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Seventh is an adjective meaning The ordinal form of the number seven.

Meaning

The ordinal form of the number seven.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

He departs with the significant announcement that he will post at the gates six defenders, with himself as the seventh.
Intel usually brings out a new generation of processors every 12-18 months, and the Core range is now in its seventh generation.
[T]he law codes drafted in Athens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon.
Consequently, in the initial position the white pieces and pawns are placed on the first and second ranks; the black pieces and pawns on the eighth and seventh ranks.

Word Forms

Synonyms for seventh

Depending on context, synonyms include VII, ordinal, one-seventh.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include one-seventh, ordinal, sixth, ninth, fifth, seven.

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