seventieth

 [sev-uhn-tee-ith]  

sev·en·ti·eth

   [sev-uhn-tee-ith]
adjective
1.
next after the sixty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 70.
2.
being one of 70 equal parts.
noun
3.
a seventieth part, especially of one (1/70).
4.
the seventieth member of a series.

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English seventithe. See seventy, -eth2
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seventieth (ˈsɛvəntɪɪθ)
 
—adj
1.  (usually prenominal)
 a.  being the ordinal number of seventy in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc: often written 70th
 b.  (as noun): the seventieth in line
 
—n
2.  a.  one of 70 approximately equal parts of something
 b.  (as modifier): a seventieth part
3.  the fraction equal to one divided by 70 (1/70)

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