seventh

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English

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛvnθ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛvənθ/
• Rhymes: -ɛvənθ
• Hyphenation: sev‧enth

Adjective

seventh (not comparable)

1. The ordinal form of the number seven.

   Synonyms: 7th, 7^th, VIIth, (in names of monarchs and popes) VII

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Noun

seventh (plural sevenths)

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.

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Middle English

Adjective

seventh

1. Alternative form of seventhe