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seventieth

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sev·en·ti·eth  (svn-t-th)
n.
1. The ordinal number matching the number 70 in a series.
2. One of 70 equal parts.

seven·ti·eth adv. & adj.

seventieth [ˈsɛvəntɪɪθ]
adj
(Mathematics) (usually prenominal)
a.  being the ordinal number of seventy in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc.: often written 70th
b.  (as noun) the seventieth in line
n
1. (Mathematics)
a.  one of 70 approximately equal parts of something
b.  (as modifier) a seventieth part
2. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by 70 (1/70)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.seventieth - position 70 in a countable series of things
rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
Adj.1.seventieth - the ordinal number of seventy in counting orderseventieth - the ordinal number of seventy in counting order
ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
Translations
seventieth [ˈsevntɪɪθ]
A. ADJseptuagésimo
B. N (in series) → septuagésimo/a m/f; (= fraction) → septuagésima parte f
see fifth for usage
seventieth [ˈsɛvəntiəθ]
adjsoixante-dixième
his seventieth birthday → son soixante-dixième anniversaire
n
(gen)soixante-dixième mf
(= fraction) → soixante-dixième m
seventieth
adjsiebzigste(r, s)
n (= fraction)Siebzigstel nt; (in series) → Siebzigste(r, s)
seventieth [ˈsɛvntɪɪθ]
1. adjsettantesimo/a
2. n (in series) → settantesimo/a; (fraction) → settantesimo
for usage see fifth


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Every article of furniture, from the chairs that came into the world with me and have worn so much better, though I was new and they were second-hand, to the mantle-border of fashionable design which she sewed in her seventieth year, having picked up the stitch in half a lesson, has its story of fight and attainment for her, hence her satisfaction; but she sighs at sight of her son, dipping and tearing, and chewing the loathly pen.
I saw an old man the other day, to my astonishment, making the holes with a hoe for the seventieth time at least, and not for himself to lie down in
His nose was high, and of the kind called Roman, with nostrils that expanded, in his seventieth year, with the freedom that had distinguished them in youth.
 
 
 
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