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seventy Definition

sev·enty (sevən tē; often, -ən dē)

adjective

seven times ten

Etymology: ME seofentig < OE (hund)seofontig: see seven & -ty

noun pl. -·ties

the cardinal number between sixty-nine and seventy-one; 70; LXX

seventy Idioms

the seventies

the numbers or years, as of a century, from seventy through seventy-nine

seventy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • seem: For a while, I think, to be called contemporary dance seemed seventies and rather dated.
  • front: It kinda reminds me of William Burroughs fronting the seventies Miles Davis band.

Adjective modifier

  • mid: From the mid seventies onwards he has been at the center of the English reggae scene.
  • sixties/early: The box closed on 19th July 1965, and was demolished in the late sixties/early seventies.
  • early: The Musical Box are a French Canadian band who perform music from the early seventies, Gabriel era of Genesis.
  • late: The clock was put up in the late Seventies by the Clifton's, who ran a tailor's shop in Midland Road.
  • classic: There are some great eastern flavored rock moments here that put me on mind of classic seventies Rainbow.
  • very: The washing facilities and toilets were housed in an open-air block of large cubicles enclosed by a very Seventies gently curving concrete wall.

Modifies a noun

  • sitcom: Other cult tv guests included Sally Geeson and Carol Hawkins who both appeared in the seventies sitcom Bless this ouse.
  • disco: We reckon you're a seventies disco man... You'd be absolutely right about that.
  • punk: Seventies Punk ( outside Signup ) Mainstream seventies UK punk rock, all the best for those looking to remember the golden years!
  • horror: In that case, why do you feel seventies horror was so startling and original?
  • rock: Even the British Government are putting on a show that could have been some seventies rock star's idea of a good night out.
  • soul: The Edna Wright LP is a fine example of mid seventies soul.

Noun used with modifier

mid-nineteen: The growth of modern UK private healthcare accelerated in the mid-nineteen seventies.