Definitions for seventy
ˈsɛv ən tisev·en·ty

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. seventy, 70, LXX(adj)

   the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven

2. seventy, 70, lxx(adj)

   being ten more than sixty

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Seventy(adj)

   seven times ten; one more than sixty-nine

   Etymology: [AS. hund-seofontig. See Seven, and Ten, and cf. Seventeen, Sixty.]

2. Seventy(noun)

   the sum of seven times ten; seventy units or objects

   Etymology: [AS. hund-seofontig. See Seven, and Ten, and cf. Seventeen, Sixty.]

3. Seventy(noun)

   a symbol representing seventy units, as 70, or lxx

   Etymology: [AS. hund-seofontig. See Seven, and Ten, and cf. Seventeen, Sixty.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Seventy

   sev′n-ti, adj. and n. seven times ten.—adj. Sev′entieth, last of seventy: the ordinal of 70.—n. a seventieth part.—The Seventy, the Jewish sanhedrim: the disciples sent out in Luke x.: the authors of the Septuagint—often LXX. [A.S. seofontig—seofon, seven; Dut. zeventig, Ger. siebenzig.]

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'seventy' in Written Corpus Frequency: #454

How to pronounce seventy?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of seventy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of seventy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of seventy in a Sentence

1. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani:

   My region provides ample evidence of this: the grievances of the Palestinians since the Nakba, seventy years ago, remain stubbornly in place; conflict without resolution in Syria, Libya, and now Yemen. The suffering of people in my region may appear distant to an audience in Munich, but the waves of refugees make these injustices a European concern. And the darkness of terrorism now casts a shadow on the entire world.”

2. Richard M. DeVos:

   If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence. Determination. The will to endure to the end, to get knocked down seventy times and get up off the floor saying, "Here comes number seventy-one!"

3. Ko Nakata:

   Seventy-two hours is just too short. Please wait just a bit longer, and do not try to take action immediately, if there is room to talk, I'm ready to go and negotiate.

4. Muriel Spark:

   Being over seventy is like being engaged in a war. All our friends are going or gone and we survive amongst the dead and the dying as on a battlefield.

5. Anuj Somany:

   New Year’s Day is nothing more than the change of date for about seventy percent, as a rough estimate, of the population who have often the pockets empty, but for the rest thirty percent of people it is either to congratulate one another via email/SMSs or to celebrate on having a plenty of money for the party.

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