seventy
noun
sev·en·ty
ˈse-vən-tē 
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
seventy
adjective
seventy
pronoun, plural in construction
Examples of seventy in a Sentence
She is in her seventies.
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Key Takeaways Adults in their seventies who had unexplained weight loss were more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than their cognitively healthy peers, a new study finds.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The moment was all the more exhilarating because a generation of female Argentinean writers born in the sixties and seventies—including Mariana Enriquez, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, Ariana Harwicz, Samanta Schweblin, and María Gainza—were receiving unprecedented international attention.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
Sporadic culls were carried out between the seventies and the nineties.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
For context, scientists were sounding the alarm about climate change during the seventies.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The moment was all the more exhilarating because a generation of female Argentinean writers born in the sixties and seventies—including Mariana Enriquez, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, Ariana Harwicz, Samanta Schweblin, and María Gainza—were receiving unprecedented international attention.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
Sporadic culls were carried out between the seventies and the nineties.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
For context, scientists were sounding the alarm about climate change during the seventies.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Seventy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seventy. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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seventy
noun
sev·en·ty
ˈsev-ən-tē
plural seventies
: a number equal to seven times 10 see number
seventy
adjective or pronoun
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