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Seventieth

//ˈsɛvnti.əθ// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
The ordinal form of the number seventy. not-comparable

Adjective

1
the ordinal number of seventy in counting order wordnet

Noun

1
The person or thing in the seventieth position.
"All the septuagenarians remembered their seventieths fondly."
2
position 70 in a countable series of things wordnet
3
One of seventy equal parts of a whole.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From earlier seventeth, from Middle English seventiþe, seventithe; equivalent to seventy + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.

Etymology 2

From earlier seventeth, from Middle English seventiþe, seventithe; equivalent to seventy + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.

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