1770s

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The decade from 1770 to 1779

noun
/ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

: década de 1770

In the 1770s, Garces traveled along the lower Colorado River and became acquainted with the Mohave and Quechan chiefs.
the early 1770s
the late 1770s

Examples

By the 1770s, according to White, the Choctaws had become dependent upon Euro-Americans to adequately feed and clothe themselves.

Academic text (1999)
During the late 1770s, the company's expenses rose due to higher insurance premiums and growing regional insecurities.

Academic text (2004)
The first question to be considered is the sharp rise in the number of divorce cases in the 1770s.

Academic text (1996)
By the 1770s, the Coffeehouse had been sold and was once again a store.

Academic text (2011)
The 1770s are a watershed in terms of our sources and calculations.

Academic text (1996)
By the late 1770s, water pumps powered by Boulton and Watt engines were common.

Academic text (1992)
During the early 1770s, dissenting denominations probably surpassed the established church in combined number of adherents.

Academic text (1996)
In Canada, the granting of religious liberties to Roman Catholics in the 1770s was not recognized in Great Britain for another seventy years.

Academic text (2015)
A lengthy and comprehensive painting manual, Huasou (1579) by Zhou Lujing, was also republished in Tokyo in the 1770s.

Academic text (2015)
In the 1770s, many revolutionary ideas began to take shape in America.

Surface Forms

1770s plural

Morphology

1770s = 1770 + s

Formed from the numeral '1770' indicating the decade plus the plural marker 's'; learners who recognise decade notation can directly infer the meaning.

Etymology

1770S names the years from 1770 to 1779. It is the number 1770 plus the ending -s, which means 'a group of years', so it shows we mean that ten-year period, just like 1990s or 1980s.