Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Being ten more than sixty: The word "lxx" is a Roman numeral representing the cardinal number seventy (70). As an adjective, it describes a quantity that is exactly ten units greater than sixty.

2. Noun:

   • The cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven: The word "lxx" is the Roman numeral for the number seventy, which is the result of multiplying ten by seven.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The manuscript is dated to the lxx century. (The manuscript is dated to the 70th century.)
  • Chapter lxx contains the final summary. (Chapter 70 contains the final summary.)

• Noun:

  • In Roman numerals, lxx is written for seventy. (In Roman numerals, lxx is written for seventy.)
  • The score was lxx to sixty. (The score was seventy to sixty.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in formal or historical contexts: "lxx" is primarily used in contexts involving Roman numerals, such as in the numbering of book chapters, monarchs, historical dates, or formal lists.
  • Pope John Paul lxx would be a hypothetical future pope. (Pope John Paul 70 would be a hypothetical future pope.)
  • See the note in paragraph lxx. (See the note in paragraph 70.)

Variants and Related Words

• Seventy (n, adj): The standard Arabic numeral and word for the number 70.
  • He is seventy years old.
• LXX: Often written in uppercase, especially when referring to the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible.
  • Scholars study the LXX for textual variations.

Synonyms

• Seventy: The direct synonym in standard English.
• Three score and ten: An archaic or literary phrase for seventy.

Related Phrases

• The LXX: A specific proper noun referring to the Septuagint.
  • The translation in the LXX differs from the Masoretic text.

Adjective

1. being ten more than sixty

Noun

1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven