- seventieth
- UK [ˈsev(ə)ntɪəθ] / US
number
1) in the place or position counted as number 70
his seventieth birthday
2) one of 70 equal parts of something
English dictionary. 2014.
his seventieth birthday
English dictionary. 2014.
Seventieth — Sev en*ti*eth, a. [AS. hund seofontigo[eth]a.] 1. Next in order after the sixty ninth; as, a man in the seventieth year of his age. [1913 Webster] 2. Constituting or being one of seventy equal parts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seventieth — [sev′ən tē ith; ] often [, sev′ən dēith] adj. [ME seventithe: see SEVENTY & TH2] 1. preceded by sixty nine others in a series; 70th 2. designating any of the seventy equal parts of something n. 1. the one following the sixty ninth … English World dictionary
Seventieth — Sev en*ti*eth, n. 1. One next in order after the sixty ninth. [1913 Webster] 2. The quotient of a unit divided by seventy; one of seventy equal parts or fractions. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seventieth — [[t]se̱v(ə)ntiəθ[/t]] ♦♦ seventieths 1) ORD The seventieth item in a series is the one that you count as number seventy. ...the seventieth anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun s tomb. 2) FRACTION A seventieth is one of seventy equal parts… … English dictionary
seventieth — /sev euhn tee ith/, adj. 1. next after the sixty ninth; being the ordinal number for 70. 2. being one of 70 equal parts. n. 3. a seventieth part, esp. of one (1/70). 4. the seventieth member of a series. [1250 1300; ME seventithe. See SEVENTY,… … Universalium
seventieth — 1. adjective /ˈsɛvntiəθ/ The ordinal form of the number seventy. Syn: 70th 2. noun /ˈsɛvntiəθ/ a) The person or thing in the seventieth position. All the septuagenarians remembered their seventieths fondly. b) One of seventy equal parts of a… … Wiktionary
seventieth — sev|en|ti|eth [ sevntiəθ ] number 1. ) in the place or position counted as number 70: his seventieth birthday 2. ) one of 70 equal parts of something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
seventieth — seventy ► CARDINAL NUMBER (pl. seventies) ▪ ten less than eighty; 70. (Roman numeral: lxx or LXX.) DERIVATIVES seventieth ordinal number … English terms dictionary
seventieth — adjective or noun see seventy … New Collegiate Dictionary
seventieth — sev·en·ti·eth || sevntɪɪθ n. number 70 in a series; one part of seventy equal parts, 1/70 adj. next after the sixty ninth; being one of 70 equal parts … English contemporary dictionary