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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She was named Kamala, in the seventies, after a similar-sounding form of funk dancing that her father liked.
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Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The sport was very cruel in those decades, the sixties, the seventies and part of the eighties.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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
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Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The sport was very cruel in those decades, the sixties, the seventies and part of the eighties.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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
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“Seventy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seventy. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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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