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SEVENTIETH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does seventieth mean? 

SEVENTIETH (noun)
  The noun SEVENTIETH has 1 sense:

1. position 70 in a countable series of thingsplay

  Familiarity information: SEVENTIETH used as a noun is very rare.


SEVENTIETH (adjective)
  The adjective SEVENTIETH has 1 sense:

1. the ordinal number of seventy in counting orderplay

  Familiarity information: SEVENTIETH used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEVENTIETH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Position 70 in a countable series of things

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("seventieth" is a kind of...):

rank (relative status)

Derivation:

seventieth (the ordinal number of seventy in counting order)


SEVENTIETH (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The ordinal number of seventy in counting order

Synonyms:

70th; seventieth

Similar:

ordinal (being or denoting a numerical order in a series)

Derivation:

seventieth (position 70 in a countable series of things)


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