seventies
noun, adjective
Forms 'seventies
- noun The decade of the 1870s, 1970s, etc. “I'm so bored of this decade, the seventies can't come soon enough.”
- noun The decade of one's life from age 70 through age 79. “My grandma met her third wife when they were both in their seventies.”
- noun (temperature, rates, plural only) The range between 70 and 79. “You don't need your parka today, it's in the seventies.”
- adjective From or evoking the 71st through 80th years of a century (chiefly the 1970s). “I know the theme of the school dance is "The 1970s" but is covering the walls, floor, and ceiling with tie-dye too seventies?”
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