seventieth
Syllables: sev·en·ti·eth/ˈsɛvnti.əθ/
seventieth adjective: the ordinal form of the number seventy.
Adjective
seventieth (not comparable)
- The ordinal form of the number seventy.
- Satisfied that his room had not been searched while he was at the casino, Bond undressed and took a cold shower. Then he lit his seventieth cigarette of the day and sat down at the writing-table with the thick wad of his stake money and winnings beside him and entered some figures in a small...1953, Ian Fleming, “The Secret Agent”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 13
- Synonyms:
- 70th
Noun
seventieth (plural seventieths)
- The person or thing in the seventieth position.
- All the septuagenarians remembered their seventieths fondly.
- One of seventy equal parts of a whole.
seventieth meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam and Tagalog
seventieth in Hindi
- ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- सत्तरवाँ sattarvā̃
- the person or thing in the seventieth position
- सत्तरवाँ sattarvā̃
- one of seventy equal parts of a whole
- सत्तरवाँ sattarvā̃
seventieth in Marathi
- ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- सत्तरावा sattarāvā, सत्तरावी sattarāvī, सत्तरावे sattarāve
seventieth in Malayalam
- ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- എഴുപതാം eḻupatāṁ, എഴുപതാമത്തെ eḻupatāmatte
seventieth in Tagalog
- ordinal form of the number seventy (70)
- pampitumpu
More languagesFewer languages
- seventieth in Malay
- ketujuh puluh
- seventieth in Indonesian
- ketujuhpuluh
- seventieth in Persian
- هفتادم haftâdom
- seventieth in Vietnamese
- thứ bảy mươi
Synonyms of seventieth
Forms of seventieth
| plural | seventieths |
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Origin of seventieth
From earlier seventeth, from Middle English seventiþe, seventithe; equivalent to seventy + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.
Words formed from seventieth
Questions about seventieth
- What does seventieth mean?
- Seventieth means the ordinal form of the number seventy.
- What is seventieth in Hindi?
- Seventieth in Hindi is सत्तरवाँ (sattarvā̃). See Seventieth meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is seventieth?
- Seventieth can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce seventieth?
- Seventieth is pronounced /ˈsɛvnti.əθ/.
Words near seventieth in the dictionary
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