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sev·en·ty / ˈsevəntē/ • cardinal number (pl. -ties) the number equivalent to the product of seven and ten; ten less than eighty; 70: about seventy people attended seventy were arrested. (Roman numeral: lxx, LXX) ∎ (seventies) the numbers from seventy to seventy-nine, esp. the years of a century or of a person's life: Dad was now in his seventies. ∎ seventy years old: she was nearly seventy. ∎ seventy miles an hour: doing about seventy. DERIVATIVES: sev·en·ti·eth / -tēə[unvoicedth]/ ordinal number sev·en·ty·fold / -ˌfōld/ adj. & adv. |
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"seventy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "seventy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-seventy.html "seventy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-seventy.html |
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seventy Seventy elders accompanied Moses (Exod. 24: 9); and seventy disciples were sent out by Jesus (Luke 10: 1–7); seventy years was predicted to be the period of the Exile (Jer. 25: 12), though it turned out to be less. Seventy years was regarded as a whole human lifespan (Ps. 90: 10). Peter was told that we are to forgive seventy times seven (Matt. 18: 21–2). Thus, seventy indicates completeness, as being a multiple of seven (the number of days in the week), which is therefore itself significant; seven men were to help the apostles (Acts 6: 1–6), and seven Churches are addressed in Rev. 2–3.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "seventy." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "seventy." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-seventy.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "seventy." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-seventy.html |
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seventy traditionally regarded as the natural span of human life (see threescore years and ten).
The Seventy is the name given to the 70 disciples whose mission is recorded in Luke 10:1. It is also used for the interpreters of the Septuagint. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "seventy." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "seventy." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-seventy.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "seventy." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-seventy.html |
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seventy
•batty, bratty, catty, chatty, Cincinnati, Dolcelatte, fatty, flattie, Hattie, natty, patty, ratty, Satie, Scarlatti, scatty, Tati, tattie, tatty
•faculty
•Alicante, andante, ante, anti, Ashanti, Bramante, Chianti, Dante, dilettante, Fante, Ferranti, infante, scanty, shanty (US chanty), spumante, vigilante, Zante
•Asti, pasty
•pederasty
•Amati, arty, Astarte, castrati, chapatti, clarty, coati, ex parte, Frascati, glitterati, Gujarati, hearty, illuminati, karate, Kiribati, lathi, literati, Marathi, obbligati (US obligati), party, tarty
•crafty, draughty (US drafty)
•auntie • nasty • contrasty
•amaretti, amoretti, Betti, Betty, confetti, cornetti, Donizetti, Getty, Giacometti, Hettie, jetty, machete, Marinetti, Nettie, petit, petty, Rossetti, Serengeti, spaghetti, sweaty, vaporetti, yeti
•hefty, lefty
•felty, sheltie
•penalty • specialty • empty
•al dente, aplenty, cognoscenti, divertimenti, lisente, plenty, portamenti, sente, twenty, twenty-twenty
•seventy • peasanty
•chesty, testy, zesty
•Ghiberti
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"seventy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "seventy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-seventy.html "seventy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-seventy.html |
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