seventy
- numeral
- /ˈsɛv.ən.ti/
- There were seventy participants in the race this year.
- seventy percent
- seventy years
- seventy years old
Examples
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His grandfather, Old Perrault, then seventy, was working full-time in Vancouver, Washington, building Liberty ships.
Fiction book (1990) -
The second annual National Freedom to Marry Day was celebrated in seventy cities across the nation.
Academic text (1999) -
Seventy percent of our residents have qualified for assistance... by spending their savings and their home equity.
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Seventy-five percent of our kids end up back in jail.
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The gringo took out his wallet again, now holding seventy dollars in his hand.
Fiction book (1991) -
But even as late as 1900, perhaps seventy-five thousand children spoke Irish at home.
Academic text (1999) -
My mind races to figure out how many miles the light has traveled during its seventy-eight-year journey.
Academic text (2011) -
The same tests were again administered seventy-three instructional days after the conclusion of the study.
Academic text (1990) -
Upon its opening in 1550, it was leased for four years at seventy-five pounds a year.
Academic text (1990) -
"You've just improved his chances of walking again by seventy percent," Dr. Bryner told Meredith.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
A Roman numeral for seventy
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
Seventy comes from old English parts seven and -ty, where -ty means 'times ten' or 'groups of ten'. So Seventy is 'seven times ten', which is why it equals 70.