n.
Pronunciation: ' se-v ə n(t)th, ' se-b ə m(t)th
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sevenths \ ' se-v ə n(t)s, -v ə n(t)ths; ' se-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