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adjective
1.
next after the sixth; being the ordinal number for seven.
2.
being one of seven equal parts.
noun
3.
a seventh part, especially of one (1/7).
4.
the seventh member of a series.
5.
Music.
a.
a tone on the seventh degree from a given tone (counted as the first).
b.
the interval between such tones.
c.
the harmonic combination of such tones.
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Seventh
is always a great word to know.
So is half note. Does it mean:
| rest equal in time value to a quarter note |
| note equivalent in time value to one half of a whole note |
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| seventh (ˈsɛvənθ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (usually prenominal) |
| a. coming after the sixth and before the eighth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of seven: often written 7th | |
| b. (as noun): she left on the seventh; he was the seventh to arrive | |
| —n | |
| 2. | a. one of seven equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc |
| b. (as modifier): a seventh part | |
| 3. | the fraction equal to one divided by seven (1/7) |
| 4. | music |
| a. the interval between one note and another seven notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale | |
| b. major minor See also interval one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other | |
| c. short for seventh chord | |
| —adv | |
| 5. | Also: seventhly after the sixth person, position, event, etc |
| —sentence connector | |
| 6. | Also: seventhly as the seventh point: linking what follows to the previous statements, as in a speech or argument |
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Word Origin & History
seventh
O.E. seofunda (Anglian), from P.Gmc. *sebundon (cf. O.N. sjaundi, O.H.G. sibunto), from seven (q.v.).
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