/ˈsev.ən.ti/
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Meaning
The number 70, seven tens.
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Word origin
From Old English hundseofontig, seven tens, later shortened to seofontig.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hundseofontig
- English cognates
- seven, seventeen
Examples
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My grandmother is 70 years old.
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The ticket costs 70 pounds.
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About 70 people work in this office.
born seventies.
He was born between 1970 and 1979.
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seventy: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 16: Number house three: twenty to a hundred.