1. plural of seventh; the ordinal number corresponding to the number seven in a sequence
2. plural of seventh; musical intervals of seven diatonic degrees
Usage: music
3. plural of seventh; one of seven equal parts of something

Examples

• The sevenths in the race finished within seconds of each other.
• She divided the cake into sevenths for the seven children.
• The jazz musician played several dominant sevenths in the chord progression.
• Two sevenths of the pie remained after dinner.
• The composer used major sevenths to create a dreamy sound.
• Three sevenths equals approximately 0.43 when converted to decimal form.