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seventy Definition


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seventy
noun seventies
    1a. The cardinal number 70;
    1b. The quantity that this represents, being one more than sixty-nine, or the product of ten and seven.
    2. Any symbol for this, eg 70 or LXX. Also in compounds, forming adjectives and nouns, with cardinal numbers between one and nine.
      Example: seventy-two
    3. The age of seventy.
    4. A set or group of seventy people or things.
    5. A score of seventy points.
adj
    1. Totalling seventy. Also in compounds, forming adjectives and nouns, with ordinal numbers between first and ninth.
      Example: seventy-second
    2. Aged seventy. See also seventies, seventieth.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon seofontig.



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