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🕺 1970s decade 👵 Ages 70-79
seventies

seventies

1.7
The years from 1970 to 1979
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛvənˌtiz/
translation icon : década de los setenta
  • LUCKY 108-FM, THE TRISTATE HOME OF CLASSIC ROCK FROM THE SIXTIES, SEVENTIES, AND EIGHTIES.

Examples

  • PARENTS MUST HAVE DONE SOME SERIOUS DRUGS IN THE SEVENTIES, MAN.

    A Very Brady Sequel (1996)

  • INCLUDING THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF SEVENTIES MEMORABILIA I HAVE EVER SEEN.

    A Very Brady Sequel (1996)

  • The fashion in the seventies was characterized by bell-bottom jeans and vibrant colors.

  • Many popular movies from the seventies are still beloved today, like 'Star Wars' and 'Rocky.'

  • Music festivals in the seventies were known for their iconic performances and counterculture vibe.

Synonyms

1970s
vsseventies
207 1.0

The years from 1970 to 1979 in the 20th century

has identical meaning but uses the word form instead of numerals

Compounds

mid-seventies
3.4

The time when a person is between about 70 and 80 years old

How Late

nineties
1 2.1
seventies
1.7
fifties
28 2.2
twenties
51 1.1

Surface Forms

seventies plural

Morphology

seventies = seventy (transparent) = seven + ty + s

The word is a straightforward plural of 'seventy' (the tens numeral), indicating the decade label.

Etymology

Seventies comes from the number seventy plus the plural ending -ies, and it names the group of years that begin with '70'. So, it means the decade '1970 to 1979' and explains why we talk about the fashions and music of that time.