Definition for SEV'ENTH

SEV'ENTH, n.

  1. The seventh part; one part in seven.
  2. 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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