First Known Use: 13th century
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seventy
noun sev·en·ty \ˈse-vən-tē, ˈse-bəm-, -dē\
: the number 70
seventies : the numbers ranging from 70 to 79
: a set of years ending in digits ranging from 70 to 79
plural sev·en·ties
Full Definition of SEVENTY
1
— 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
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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
SEVENTY Defined for Kids
1seventy
adjective sev·en·ty \ˈse-vən-tē, -dē\
Definition of SEVENTY for Kids
: being seven times ten
2seventy
noun
Definition of SEVENTY for Kids
: seven times ten : 70
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