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Seventy Meaning: Definition, Examples, and Translations

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seventy

sev-en-ty

🇺🇸 /ˈsɛvəni/ · 🇬🇧 /sˈɛvənti/

Definition

Context #1 | Numeral

number

The number seventy is equivalent to seven tens.

Examples of usage

  • Seventy is the number of years in a septuagenarian.
  • There are seventy students in the classroom.
  • The temperature outside is seventy degrees Fahrenheit.
  • She scored seventy out of one hundred in the exam.
  • The price of the item is seventy dollars.

Translations

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Quick facts about “seventy”

Seventy is a 3-syllable numeral (sev-en-ty). It is pronounced /ˈsɛvəni/ in American English and /sˈɛvənti/ in British English. On finesentence.com it has 1 meaning and translations into 21 languages. It ranks #3,769 among the most common English words.

Origin of 'seventy'

The word seventy originated from the Old English word 'seofontig,' which is a combination of 'seofon' (seven) and 'tig' (group of ten). The use of the word seventy dates back to the 14th century, where it was used to represent the number seven followed by a group of ten. Over time, the word evolved to its current form, seventy, representing the number 70.

See also: seven.

Rhymes

Seventy rhymes with devaney and devany.

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Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #3,769, this word is part of upper-intermediate vocabulary. While not among the most basic terms, it appears often enough to be valuable for advanced communication.