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| b |
the seventh note in the musical scale of C major. [1/3 definitions] |
| eighth |
coming next after the seventh in a series. [1/3 definitions] |
| g2 |
the seventh letter of the English alphabet. [1/2 definitions] |
| Great Wall of China |
a defensive wall in northern China which stretches for thousands of miles. Parts of the wall were built as early as the seventh century BCE. These parts were connected to each other and more parts were added on later, especially in the fourteenth through seventeenth centuries CE. Millions of tourists come to see and walk on the Great Wall every year. |
| July |
the seventh month of the year. July has thirty-one days. |
| Libra |
the seventh sign of the zodiac, the Scales, which the sun enters about September 23. [1/3 definitions] |
| major scale |
a musical scale of whole steps, with two half-steps that occur between the third and fourth steps and the seventh and eighth steps. |
| Mars |
the seventh largest planet in the solar system and fourth in distance from the sun. Mars is known as "the red planet" because of its unusual color. [1/2 definitions] |
| minor scale |
any musical scale in which there is a half-step between the second and third tones and seventh and eighth tones. |
| Saturday |
the seventh day of the week. Saturday comes between Friday and Sunday. |
| seventh |
The seventh house is the one that comes next after the sixth. [2 definitions] |
| ti1 |
the syllable that indicates the seventh tone of a musical scale. |
| Uranus |
the third largest planet in the solar system and seventh in distance from the sun. [1/2 definitions] |
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