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1970's

1970's is the alternative form of 1970s.

Meaning of 1970s

Noun

1970s pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The decade beginning in 1970 and ending in 1979.
    • Joybubbles (the legal name of the former Joe Engressia since 1991), a blind genius with perfect pitch who accidentally found he could make free phone calls by whistling tones and went on to play a pivotal role in the 1970s subculture of “phone phreaks,” died on Aug. 8 in Minneapolis. […] Well...2007 August 20, Douglas Martin, “Joybubbles, 58, Peter Pan of Phone Hackers, Dies”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2022

Questions about 1970's

What is 1970's the alternative form of?
1970's is the alternative form of 1970s.

Words near 1970's in the dictionary

  1. 1940s
  2. 1950's
  3. 1950s
  4. 1960's
  5. 1960s
  6. 1970's
  7. 1970s
  8. 1980
  9. 1980's
  10. 1980s
  11. 1984

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