seventy

noun

sev·​en·​ty ˈse-vən-tē How to pronounce seventy (audio)
ˈse-bᵊm-,
-dē
plural seventies
1
: a number equal to seven times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
seventies plural : the numbers 70 to 79
specifically : the years 70 to 79 in a lifetime or century
3
capitalized : a Mormon elder ordained for missionary work under the apostles
seventieth
ˈse-vən-tē-əth How to pronounce seventy (audio)
ˈse-bᵊm-
-dē-
adjective or noun
seventy adjective
seventy pronoun, plural in construction

Examples of seventy in a Sentence

She is in her seventies.
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Operation Match was an inspiration for Dateline in the seventies and eighties, before big business computer dating began in 1995 with the birth of Match.com. Tacita Quinn, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024 Dusky pink velvet slipper chairs, brass bedside lamps, and oversized rounded bespoke headboards give the rooms a seventies feel. Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 The former Los Angeles radio and TV announcer first met the couple in the early seventies after interviewing Ono about her album, Fly, the beginning of an unlikely friendship with the couple that lasted for nearly a decade until Lennon’s murder at age 40 on Dec. 8, 1980. Liz McNeil, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024 Women leaders who were so focused on building their careers in large companies now, in their fifties, sixties, and seventies, have the opportunity to be mentors. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for seventy 

Word History

Etymology

seventy, adjective, from Middle English, from Old English seofontig, short for hundseofontig, from hundseofontig, noun, group of seventy, from hund hundred + seofon seven + -tig group of ten; akin to Old English tīen ten

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of seventy was in the 12th century

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“Seventy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seventy. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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seventy

noun
sev·​en·​ty ˈsev-ən-tē How to pronounce seventy (audio)
plural seventies
: a number equal to seven times 10 see number
seventieth adjective or noun
seventy adjective or pronoun

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