Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SEV'ENTH
SEV'ENTH, n.
- The seventh part; one part in seven.
- In music, a dissonant interval or heptachord. An interval consisting of four tones and two major semitones, is called a seventh minor. An interval composed of five tones and a major semitone, is called a seventh major. – Encyc. Busby.
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