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seventh

seventh

401 1.0
Being number seven in a series
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɛvənθ/
translation icon : séptimo
  • I have to go to the seventh floor to look for my sister.
  • seventh grade
  • seventh grader
  • seventh century

That's why the Seventh Fleet is in South China Sea.

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Examples

  • Well, Chinese consumption has fallen for the seventh straight month, which is very odd.

  • Now we're at the seventh reason why you cannot change them.

  • Harvard beat Yale for the seventh straight time in football.

  • The sample included sixth, seventh, and eighth grade children from two school systems.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In the seventh grade, the only thing I liked reading more than The Babysitter's Club were her reviews.

  • By the time he finished chewing, half the seventh grade had begun a football cheer?

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Seventh and final game, in what has been a classic series…

  • Today marks the seventh anniversary of their marriage, a significant milestone in their relationship.

  • In her math class, she was proud to be the seventh student to solve the problem correctly.

  • He finished in seventh place during the marathon, which was an impressive achievement for him.

Synonyms

7th
vsseventh
295 1.0

The position that comes after six and before eight in order

is the same meaning but written as a word rather than a numeral

Idioms

A thing that is very weak, confusing, and far removed from the original idea

Compounds

A long avenue in Manhattan with many shops, offices and fashion houses

3 2.3

One of seven equal parts of a whole

seventh heaven
  • Informal
2 3.7

A feeling of great happiness and joy

seventh chord
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A chord of three notes with one extra note seven notes above the first

A Christian group that keeps Saturday as the Sabbath and expects Christ to return soon

A war led by King Louis IX in 1248–1249 to try to retake Jerusalem, ending in defeat

seventh cranial nerve
  • Specialized
8.1

A nerve in the head that controls the muscles of the face and taste at the front of the tongue

Surface Forms

seventh positive

Morphology

seventh = seven (transparent) = seven + th

Clear ordinal formation from 'seven' to indicate position in a sequence; predictable for learners.

Etymology

Seventh comes from the old English number seven plus the ending -th, which turns it into an order word. So it means the position that comes 'after the sixth' and before the eighth.