SEVENTY

seventy, lxx

(adjective) being ten more than sixty

seventy, LXX

(noun) the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Numeral

seventy

The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.

Synonyms

• Arabic numerals: 70

• Roman numerals: LXX

Proper noun

Seventy

The translators of the Septuagint

Source: Wiktionary


Sev"en*ty, a. Etym: [AS. hund-seofontig. See Seven, and Ten, and cf. Seventeen, Sixty.]

Definition: Seven times ten; one more than sixty-nine.

Sev"en*ty, n.; pl. Seventies (.

1. The sum of seven times ten; seventy units or objects.

2. A symbol representing seventy units, as 70, or lxx. The Seventy, the translators of the Greek version of the Old Testament called the Septuagint. See Septuagint.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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