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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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