Definition of SEVENTH

seventh

Meanings

Plural: sevenths

Noun

  • position seven in a countable series of things
  • one part in seven equal parts
  • the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it
  • The person or thing in the seventh position.
  • One of seven equal parts of a whole.
  • A tone of the seventh degree from a given tone, the interval between two such tones, or the two tones sounding in unison.

Adjective Satellite

  • coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

Adj

  • The ordinal form of the number seven.

Origin / 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, one-seventh, VII, VIIth

Scrabble Score: 13

seventh is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
seventh is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 14

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