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seventy
sev·en·ty
[
sévvəntee
]
noun
(
plural
sev·en·ties
)
Definition:
1.
70:
the number 70
2.
group of 70:
a group of 70 objects or people
plural noun
sev·en·ties
Definition:
1.
numbers 70 to 79:
the numbers 70 to 79, particularly as a range of Fahrenheit temperatures
in the low seventies
2.
years from 70 to 79:
the years from 70 to 79 in a century
3.
period from age 70 to 79:
the period of somebody's life from the age of 70 to 79
[
Old English
hundseofontig
<
hund
(origin ?) +
seofon
"seven" +
-tig
"ten"
]
sev·en·ty
adjective, pron
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