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seventh

se·venth

UK/ˈsɛvnθ/ US/ˈsɛvənθ/ fairly common
adjective (1) noun (3)

adjective

1.

coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

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noun

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3.

the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • augmented seventh
  • diminished seventh
  • dominant seventh
  • major seventh
  • minor seventh

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