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单词 seventh
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seventh


sev·enth

S0295100 (sĕv′ənth)n.1. The ordinal number matching the number seven in a series.2. One of seven equal parts.3. Music An interval encompassing seven diatonic degrees.
[Middle English, alteration of sefende, from Old English seofunda, from seofon, seven; see seven.]
sev′enth adv. & adj.

seventh

(ˈsɛvənθ) adj (Mathematics) (usually prenominal) a. coming after the sixth and before the eighth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of seven: often written 7thb. (as noun): she left on the seventh; he was the seventh to arrive. n1. (Mathematics) a. one of seven equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etcb. (as modifier): a seventh part. 2. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by seven ()3. (Music, other) music a. the interval between one note and another seven notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scaleb. one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other. See also major14, minor4, interval5c. short for seventh chordadv Also: seventhly after the sixth person, position, event, etcsentence connector Also: seventhly as the seventh point: linking what follows to the previous statements, as in a speech or argument

sev•enth

(ˈsɛv ənθ)

adj. 1. next after the sixth; being the ordinal number for seven. 2. being one of seven equal parts. n. 3. a seventh part, esp. of one (1/7). 4. the seventh member of a series. 5. a. a musical interval encompassing seven diatonic degrees. b. a tone at this interval. c. the harmonic combination of two tones a seventh apart. adv. 6. in the seventh place. [1275–1325]
Thesaurus
Noun1.seventh - position seven in a countable series of thingsseventh - position seven in a countable series of thingsrank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
2.seventh - one part in seven equal partsone-seventhcommon fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
3.seventh - the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from itmusical interval, interval - the difference in pitch between two notes
Adj.1.seventh - coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in positionseventh - coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position7thordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
Translations
七分之一第七个第七的

seven

(ˈsevn) noun1. the number or figure 7. 2. the age of 7. 七歲 七岁 adjective1. 7 in number. 七個 七个(人或物) 2. aged 7. 七歲的 七岁的seven- having seven (of something). a seven-sided figure. 七...的 七...的ˈseventh noun1. one of seven equal parts. 七分之一 七分之一2. (also adjective) (the) last of seven (people, things etc); (the) next after the sixth. 第七(的) 第七的ˈseven-year-old noun a person or animal that is seven years old. 七歲 七岁 adjective (of a person, animal or thing) that is seven years old. 七歲(年)的 七岁(年)的

seventh

七分之一zhCN, 第七个zhCN

seventh


be in seventh heaven

To be in a state of bliss or extreme happiness. I've been in seventh heaven ever since I got engaged!See also: heaven, seventh

seventh heaven

A state of bliss or extreme happiness. I've been in seventh heaven ever since I got engaged! A spa treatment in a luxury hotel with no kids—this is seventh heaven!See also: heaven, seventh

in seventh heaven

In a state of bliss or extreme happiness. I've been in seventh heaven ever since I got engaged!See also: heaven, seventh

in seventh heaven

Fig. in a very happy state. Ann was really in seventh heaven when she got a car of her own. I'd be in seventh heaven if I had a million dollars.See also: heaven, seventh

in seventh heaven

In a state of bliss, as in John was in seventh heaven when the director praised his speech. Used figuratively since the early 1800s, this term alludes to the dwelling place of God in highest of the seven concentric spheres that surround the earth in the system recognized by both Muslims and ancient Jews. See also: heaven, seventh

in seventh heaven

If you are in seventh heaven, you are extremely happy. After I was given my first camera I was in seventh heaven. Actor Siddig El Fadil is in seventh heaven after being picked for the new Star Trek series. Note: According to Islam, there are seven heavens. The seventh is the most glorious and is governed by Abraham. In the Jewish religion, the seventh heaven is the dwelling place of God and his angels. See also: heaven, seventh

in seventh heaven

in a state of ecstasy. In late Jewish and Muslim theology, there were considered to be seven heavens, and the seventh of these was the highest, where a state of eternal bliss was to be enjoyed.See also: heaven, seventh

be in (your) seventh ˈheaven

be extremely happy: When she has all her grandchildren around her, she’s in seventh heaven.This comes from the belief that there are seven heavens and that God and the most important angels live in the highest or seventh heaven.See also: heaven, seventh

seventh heaven, to be in

To be in a state of bliss. Both the Moslems and the ancient Jews recognized seven heavens, corresponding to the seven planets, the highest of which was the abode of God and the top-ranking angels. By the nineteenth century the term had been extended to mean a blissful state, without any religious or otherworldly connotation. Thus Sir Walter Scott wrote (St. Ronan’s Well, 1824): “He looked upon himself as approaching to the seventh heaven.”See also: seventh

seventh heaven

Pure happiness. Both Judaism and Islam recognize seven levels of heaven, of which the highest one is where God resides. To be in seventh heaven is therefore to experience ultimate bliss, whether theological or not.See also: heaven, seventh
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seventh


Related to seventh: seventh heaven
  • all
  • noun
  • adj

Synonyms for seventh

noun position seven in a countable series of things

Related Words

  • rank

noun one part in seven equal parts

Synonyms

  • one-seventh

Related Words

  • common fraction
  • simple fraction

noun the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it

Related Words

  • musical interval
  • interval

adj coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

Synonyms

  • 7th

Related Words

  • ordinal
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