seventy

num. the number 70.

num. the cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one.

“My grandfather is seventy years old today.”

“The speed limit on this stretch of the motorway is seventy miles per hour, though many drivers unfortunately exceed it.”

n. the years from 70 to 79 in a century.

n. the decade between the ages of 70 and 79, or the years ending in 70 through 79 within a century.

“He was born in the early seventy-something, but he can't remember the exact year.”

“The fashion trends of the nineteen-seventies have seen a surprising resurgence in contemporary high-street collections.”

n. a name for the seventy scholars who translated the Hebrew Bible into Greek.

n. a reference to the seventy (or seventy-two) Jewish scholars who, according to tradition, translated the Septuagint.

“The teacher mentioned the Seventy when talking about old Greek bibles.”

“Scholars often debate the linguistic variations introduced by the Seventy during the translation of the Pentateuch into Koine Greek.”

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