seventy
/'sevnti/
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Definition
Cardinal Number:
- The natural number following sixty-nine and preceding seventy-one; equivalent to ten multiplied by seven (70).
Noun:
- The symbol, word, or group representing this number (e.g., "seventy," "70," "LXX").
- (plural, the seventies) The decade from 70 to 79 in a century, especially the 20th century (1970-1979).
- (plural, the seventies) The period of life between the ages of 70 and 79.
Adjective:
- Amounting to seventy in number. Example: "seventy years"
Examples of Usage
As a Cardinal Number:
- There are seventy students in the auditorium.
- Seventy minus ten equals sixty.
As a Noun (Symbol/Word):
- "Seventy" is written with seven letters.
- The Roman numeral for seventy is LXX.
As a Noun (Decade/Age Range):
- My parents were married in the seventies.
- Her grandfather is in his seventies and still very active.
As an Adjective:
- The book has seventy pages.
- She received seventy replies to her survey.
Advanced Usage
- "The roaring seventies": A phrase sometimes used to describe the 1870s or 1970s, highlighting their distinctive social or economic character.
- "Seventy times seven": A biblical phrase (Matthew 18:22) meaning a very large, essentially unlimited number, often used to imply boundless forgiveness.
Variants and Related Words
- Seventieth (adj., n.): Constituting number seventy in a sequence; the ordinal form (70th).
- This is the seventieth anniversary of the event.
- Seventyfold (adj., adv.): Seventy times as much or as many.
- The investment yielded a seventyfold return.
Synonyms
- Three score and ten: An archaic or literary term for seventy (a "score" is twenty).
- LXX: The Roman numeral representation.
Related Phrases
- Seventy-something (adj., n., informal): An unspecified number between seventy and seventy-nine; a person aged between 70 and 79.
- A seventy-something retiree.
- The seventy-seven (n.): Can refer to a specific group of seventy-seven, such as the Group of 77 (G77) in the United Nations.
Adjective
- being ten more than sixty
Noun
- the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven