Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (a.) Next in order after the sixth;; coming after six others. 2. (a.) Constituting or being one of seven equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the seventh part. 3. (n.) One next in order after the sixth; one coming after six others. 4. (n.) The quotient of a unit divided by seven; one of seven equal parts into which anything is divided. 5. (n.) An interval embracing seven diatonic degrees of the scale. 6. (n.) A chord which includes the interval of a seventh whether major, minor, or diminished.
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