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seventy

/ˈsɛv.ən.di/noun, adjective3 syllables

Seventy means: being ten more than sixty.

Synonyms for seventy4

noun, as in the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven

70, LXX

adjective, as in being ten more than sixty

70, lxx, cardinal

also used for seventy

threescore and ten

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What does seventy mean?2

adjective

1

being ten more than sixty

noun

1

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Seventy in a sentence

  • At seventy years old, she still has all her teeth.tieguy
  • For a man of seventy, he still has surprising vigour.BE
  • In this area, seventy percent of the plants are pollinated by bees.Amastan
  • Tobacco smoke contains more than seventy carcinogens, including benzene.Objectivesea
  • For the seventy-fourth time, he fell, dead of exhaustion.Gulliver
  • There are about seventy hens in the henhouse, but only one rooster.Lepotdeterre
  • At seventy, my father is still very active.CM
  • Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, hundred.Eldad

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Forms of seventy

as a noun

plural
seventies