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midseventies

midseventies noun: the middle years of the 1970s.

Noun

midseventies pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The middle years of the 1970s.
    • In the midseventies, just as the Naughton-Peterson stories were becoming popular, surfers everywhere were becoming familiar with Uluwatu, a glistening temple-fronted break located on the southwest corner of Bali.2011, Matt Warshaw, The History of Surfing, page 305
  2. (plural, plural-only) The middle years between 70 and 80 years old.
    • Teng himself, now in his midseventies, had moved in and out of limbo several times.1958, Harold Robert Isaacs, Scratches on Our Minds: American Views of China and India

Origin of midseventies

From mid- + seventies.

Questions about midseventies

What does midseventies mean?
Midseventies means the middle years of the 1970s.
What part of speech is midseventies?
Midseventies is a noun.

Words near midseventies in the dictionary

  1. midseptal
  2. midseptum
  3. midsequence
  4. midsession
  5. midset
  6. midseventies
  7. midsex
  8. midshaft
  9. midshafts
  10. midshank
  11. midshanks

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