Midseventies

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The middle years of the 1970s. plural, plural-only

    "In the midseventies, just as the Naughton-Peterson stories were becoming popular, surfers everywhere were becoming familiar with Uluwatu, a glistening temple-fronted break located on the southwest corner of Bali."

  2. 2
    The middle years between 70 and 80 years old. plural, plural-only

    "Teng himself, now in his midseventies, had moved in and out of limbo several times."

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"In the midseventies, just as the Naughton-Peterson stories were becoming popular, surfers everywhere were becoming familiar with Uluwatu, a glistening temple-fronted break located on the southwest corner of Bali."

Etymology

From mid- + seventies.

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