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seventieth Definition

sev·en·ti·eth (sev′ən tē it̸h; often, -ən dē-)

adjective

  1. preceded by sixty-nine others in a series; 70th
  2. designating any of the seventy equal parts of something

Etymology: ME seventithe: see seventy & -th

noun

  1. the one following the sixty-ninth
  2. any of the seventy equal parts of something;

adverb

in the seventieth place, rank, group, etc.

seventieth Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • birthday: Barrie Cook is 71, his work was recently shown at the the Tate Britain, to celebrate his seventieth birthday.
  • anniversary: Visit Madrid's civil war sites 70 years on This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the start of the civil war.
  • parallel: It remained to ascertain the exact position of this cape, which the maps place above the seventieth parallel.
  • year: In 1684 Smith, then in his seventieth year, was appointed bishop of Carlisle.