seventy
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noun \ˈse-vən-tē, ˈse-bəm-, -dē\ plural sev·en·ties
Definition of SEVENTY
1
: a number equal to seven times 10 — see number table
2
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
— sev·en·ti·eth \-tē-əth, -dē-\ adjective or noun
— seventy adjective
— seventy pronoun, plural in construction
See Examples of SEVENTY
- She is in her seventies.
Origin of SEVENTY
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: 13th century
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