SEVENTH


Meaning of SEVENTH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈse-vən(t)th, ˈse-b ə m(t)th ]

noun

( plural sevenths ˈse-vən(t)s, -vən(t)ths; ˈse-b ə m(t)s, -b ə m(t)ths)

Date: 12th century

1. — see number table

2.

a. : a musical interval embracing seven diatonic degrees

b. : a tone at this interval ; specifically : leading tone

c. : the harmonic combination of two tones a seventh apart

• seventh adjective or adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.