SEVENTY


Meaning of SEVENTY in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' se-v ə n-t ē , ' se-b ə m-, -d ē

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -ties

Etymology: 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 t ī en ten

Date: 13th century

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 \ -t ē - ə th, -d ē - \ adjective or noun

– seventy adjective

– seventy pronoun, plural in construction

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