seventy Definition
sev·enty (sev′ən tē; often, -ən dē)
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.
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