Meanings
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1
adj
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
The seventh chapter explains the rule.
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2
noun
the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it
The seventh chapter explains the rule.
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3
noun
one part in seven equal parts
The seventh chapter explains the rule.
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4
noun
position seven in a countable series of things
The seventh chapter explains the rule.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
3
noun
· one part in seven equal parts
one-seventh
Word family
Forms
Seventhly
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.