Definitions
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
Word origin
From Middle English seventhe, sefte, from Old English seofoþa, from Proto-West Germanic *sebundō, from Proto-Germanic *sebundô. The -n-, lost in northern Proto-West Germanic, was later reinserted by analogy with seven, equivalent to seven + -th.
Used in a sentence
“[T]he law codes drafted in Athens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon.”
“Intel usually brings out a new generation of processors every 12-18 months, and the Core range is now in its seventh generation.”
“Consequently, in the initial position the white pieces and pawns are placed on the first and second ranks; the black pieces and pawns on the eighth and seventh ranks.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“After sixth”7 letters
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