|
|
Definitions for: Seventh [n] the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it
[n] a seventh part
[n] position seven in a countable series of things
[adj] coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
Webster (1913) Definition: Sev"enth, a. [From Seven: cf. AS. seofo[eth]a.]
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.
Synonyms: 7th, one-seventh, ordinal
See Also: common fraction, interval, musical interval, rank, simple fraction
|
|
Try our:
Scrabble Word Finder
Scrabble Cheat
Words With Friends Cheat
Hanging With Friends Cheat
Scramble With Friends Cheat
Ruzzle Cheat
Related Resources: animal world |