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seventh
CIDE DICTIONARY
- Next in order after the sixth;; coming after six others. [1913 Webster]"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." [1913 Webster]
- Constituting or being one of seven equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the seventh part. [1913 Webster]
seventh, n.
- One next in order after the sixth; one coming after six others. [1913 Webster]
- The quotient of a unit divided by seven; one of seven equal parts into which anything is divided. [1913 Webster]
- An interval embracing seven diatonic degrees of the scale. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
seventh, n. & adj.
--n.
1 the position in a sequence corresponding to the number 7 in the sequence 1-7.
2 something occupying this position.
3 one of seven equal parts of a thing.
4 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning seven consecutive notes in the diatonic scale (e.g. C to B). b a note separated from another by this interval.
--adj. that is the seventh.
--n.
1 the position in a sequence corresponding to the number 7 in the sequence 1-7.
2 something occupying this position.
3 one of seven equal parts of a thing.
4 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning seven consecutive notes in the diatonic scale (e.g. C to B). b a note separated from another by this interval.
--adj. that is the seventh.
Idiom
in seventh heaven see HEAVEN. Seventh-Day Adventists a staunchly protestant branch of the Adventists with beliefs based rigidly on faith and the Scriptures and the imminent return of Christ to earth, and observing the sabbath on Saturday.
Derivative
seventhly adv.
THESAURUS
seventh
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