I.sev‧enth1 /ˈsevənθ/ BrE AmE adjective 1. coming after six other things in a series:
in the seventh century
her seventh birthday 2. be in seventh heaven informal to be extremely happy —seventh pronoun:
I’m planning to leave on the seventh (=the seventh day of the month).
[se̱v(ə)nθ] ♦♦ sevenths
1) ORD The seventh item in a series is the one that you count as number seven. I was the seventh child in the family. There were 11 of us altogether.
2) FRACTION A seventh is one of seven equal parts of something. A million people died, a seventh of the population.
2seventh adj : occupying the number seven position in a series • on the seventh day • the book's seventh edition • her seventh goal of the season • I finished in seventh place in the competition.
- seventhadv • She finished seventh in the race. • the nation's seventh largest city
