seventh en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛvnθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈsɛvənθ/ (General-American)
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, equivalent to seven + -th.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) The ordinal form of the number seven.
Intel usually brings out a new generation of processors every 12-18 months, and the Core range is now in its seventh generation.
2017 January 19, Jack Schofield, “How can I tell if a PC processor is any good?”, in The Guardian:Consequently, in the initial position the white pieces and pawns are placed on the first and second ranks; the black pieces and pawns on the eighth and seventh ranks.
2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 21:Sozomenus who wrote above twelve hundred years agoe, in his Seaventh Book relates from his own knowledge, that in the Churches of Cyprus and Arabia (places neer to Jeruſalem, and with the firſt frequented by Apoſtles) they had Biſhops in every Village ; and what could thoſe be more then Preſbyters?
1644, Dudley Diggs, The Unlawfulnesse of Subjects Taking up Armes against their Soveraigne, in what Case ſoever, page 158:[H]e, a lollard indeed over his elbovv-cuſhion, in almoſt the ſeaventh part of 40. or 50. years teaches them ſcarce half the principles of religion; and his ſheep oft-times ſit the vvhile to as little purpoſe of benifiting as the ſheep in thir pues at Smithfield; […]
1659, J[ohn] M[ilton], Considerations Touching the Likeliest Means to Remove Hirelings out of the Church. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcombe] for L[ivewell] Chapman […], →OCLC, pages 57–58:[T]he law codes drafted in Athens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon.
1976, L[ilian] H[amilton] Jeffery, “Kylon and Drakon”, in Archaic Greece: The City-States, c. 700-500 b.c., New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, section II (Central and Northern Greece), subsection 7 (Athens and Attica), page 86:
Deriveds
seventh cranial nerve · half-diminished seventh chord · seventh heaven · seventh grader · seventhly · seventh grade · seventh inning stretch · seventh chord · seventh art · seventh son of a seventh son · the seventh water after kissel · major seventh chord · minor seventh chord
Synonyms
Translations (126)
it settima (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · crh yedinci (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · br seizhvet (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · km ទីប្រាំពីរ (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · cy seithfed (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · nb sjuende (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · bn সপ্তম (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · sw ya saba (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · es séptimo (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ta ஏழாம் (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · fr sept (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · sv sjunde (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ia septime (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · nv tsostsʼid góneʼ (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · sah сэттис (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ro șaptelea (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · te ఏడవ (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · grc ἕβδομος (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · pt sétimo (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · tk ýedinji (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · et seitsmes (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · izh seitsemäs (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ta ஏழாவது (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · kk жетінші (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · yi זיבעט (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ba етенсе (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · lo ທີ່ເຈັດ (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · fi seitsemäs (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · sq shtatë (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · cjs четтинчи (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · tt җиденче (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · az yeddinci (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · sco seevent (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · hy յոթերորդ (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · bua долоодохи (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · alt јетинчи (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ml ഏഴാം (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · lt septintas (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · hi सातवां (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ar سَابِع (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · pi sattama (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · mn долдугаар (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · dsb sedymy (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · haw hiku (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · nn sjuande (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · is sjöundi (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · mn долоодахь (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · frr sööwenst (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · frr seebens (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ar سَابِعَة (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · evn нады̄ (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ka მეშვიდე (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · kjh читінӌі (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ja 七番目 (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · vi thứ bảy (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · my သတ္တမ (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · mk седми (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ca setè (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · se čihččet (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · id ketujuh (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ru седьмо́й (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · sk siedmy (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · el έβδομος (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · de siebte (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · mi tuawhitu (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · vo velid (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · rmf eftato (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · cmn 第七 (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ml ഏഴാമത്തെ (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · bg се́дми (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · xal доладгч (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · tl ikapito (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · nb syvende (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · gv shiaghtoo (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · sh седми (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · sh sedmi (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ky жетинчи (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · cs sedmý (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · cu седмъ (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ms ketujuh (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · af sewende (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · arz سابع (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · pl siódmy (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · gag edinci (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · it settimo (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · gd seachdamh (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · sl sedmi (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · lv septītais (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · he שביעי (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · it settimo (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · be сёмы (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ga seachtú (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · mt is-seba’ (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · fr septième (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · enm seventhe (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · hu hetedik (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · eu zazpigarren (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · tr yedinci (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · te ఏడో (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · mfe setiem (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · fa هفتم (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ca sèptim (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ko 일곱째 (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · hsb sedmy (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · fy sânde (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · uz yettinchi (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · si හත්වැනි (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · tg ҳафтум (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · fo sjeyndi (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · la septimus (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · th ที่เจ็ด (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · da syvende (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · sa सप्तमः (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ast séptimu (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · uk сьо́мий (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · io sepesma (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · nl zevende (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · rom eftato (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · mi te whitu (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · ur ساتواں (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · eo sepa (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · rue се́мый (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · nci ic chicōme (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · sa सप्तम (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · chk efisuen (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th) · sgs septints (ordinal form of the number seven — see also 7th)