SEVENTH

seventh, th

(adjective) coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

seventh

(noun) the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it

seventh, one-seventh

(noun) one part in seven equal parts

seventh

(noun) position seven in a countable series of things

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

seventh (not comparable)

The ordinal form of the number seven.

Synonyms

• 7th, 7th, VIIth; (in names of monarchs and popes) VII

Noun

seventh (plural sevenths)

The person or thing in the seventh position.

One of seven equal parts of a whole.

(music) A tone of the seventh degree from a given tone, the interval between two such tones, or the two tones sounding in unison.

Source: Wiktionary


Sev"enth, a. Etym: [From Seven: cf. AS. seofoedha.]

1. Next in order after the sixth;; coming after six others. On the seventh day, God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Gen. ii. 2.

2. Constituting or being one of seven equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the seventh part. Seventh day, the seventh day of the week; Saturday.

– Seventh-day Baptists. See under Baptist.

Sev"enth, n.

1. One next in order after the sixth; one coming after six others.

2. The quotient of a unit divided by seven; one of seven equal parts into which anything is divided.

3. (Mus.) (a) An interval embracing seven diatonic degrees of the scale. (b) A chord which includes the interval of a seventh whether major, minor, or diminished.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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