Seventy

/ˈsev.ən.ti/

Meaning & Definition

numeral

The number equivalent to the product of seven and ten; two more than sixty-eight and two less than seventy-two.

There are seventy students enrolled in the new course.

A symbol representing this number, typically written as '70'.

The temperature reached seventy degrees Fahrenheit today.

A word representing the quantity of seventy items or units.

He will turn seventy years old next week.

From Old English 'seofontig', which is related to the base word for 'seven'.

the seventies

Refers to the decade from 1970 to 1979.

seventy times seven

An expression meaning an indefinitely large number, often used in a religious context.

seventeen

The cardinal number between sixteen and eighteen, representing 17.

seventy-one

The cardinal number following seventy, representing 71.

Sev

He's turning sev this year.

Seventy feels

I'm getting those seventy feels today.