English Dictionary: seventh | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Seventh \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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Seventh \Sev"enth\, a. [From {Seven}: cf. AS. seofo[edh]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}. |